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Authored by: PolR on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 04:24 PM EDT |
Yes, mathematically a line segment of length zero is a point. But I can
understand why in this context the judge will want to make a difference. The
action of a user tapping instead of sliding is different and so is the code of
the program that responds to it. Despite the mathematical argument, a tap is not
a slide.
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- Zero length - Authored by: JamesK on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 04:32 PM EDT
- Fourteen floors - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 04:49 PM EDT
- Zero length - Authored by: PolR on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 05:21 PM EDT
- Old is New - Authored by: mexaly on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 06:20 PM EDT
- Zero length - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 09:36 AM EDT
- Zero length - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 11:31 PM EDT
- But it's degenerate. Posner knew that. - Authored by: Tolerance on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 05:26 PM EDT
- It isn't "A" line. - Authored by: jesse on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 08:29 PM EDT
- Actually, ... - Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 09:23 PM EDT
- Actually, ... - Authored by: Nivag on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 10:22 PM EDT
- Actually, ... - Authored by: JamesK on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 08:09 AM EDT
- Hah! - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 09:58 AM EDT
- Typo - Authored by: JamesK on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 11:10 AM EDT
- Typo - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 01:02 PM EDT
- Which infinity, old chap? - Authored by: Tolerance on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 11:18 PM EDT
- But it's degenerate. Posner knew that. - Authored by: PJ on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 09:12 PM EDT
- And it's offensive to people with disabilities - Authored by: SirHumphrey on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 12:00 AM EDT
- Degenerate circle - Authored by: kattemann on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 06:02 AM EDT
- Not the same - Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, July 06 2012 @ 03:51 PM EDT
- Zero length (and probably not relevant) - Authored by: PTrenholme on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 05:32 PM EDT
- Zero length - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 03:45 AM EDT
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Authored by: mexaly on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 06:01 PM EDT |
"'Nothing is what I want,' a true Zen saying."
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Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 07:51 PM EDT |
I'm seeing a lot of confusion stemming from confusing a line (as referenced by
His Honor) with a line SEGMENT. (Polr being the exceptional poster. As usual.
=)
A line can't have zero length, but a line segment can. Look it up if you need a
cite.
Disclaimer: I am not a geometrist. If you need a geometrical opinion that
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Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, July 04 2012 @ 09:42 PM EDT |
I never said anything about infringing or not infringing, just a mathematical
fact. On the other side, this just shows the little mat a lot of people
understands.
And talking about sofware patents and math, I remember a lot of talk about that
topic. If you really want to understand how software is math, just read this
book:
Computability: an introduction to recursive function theory, Nigel Cutland.
SALUDOS
ALVARO[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 07:39 AM EDT |
This thread, where we get into a discussion (with comedy comments that are still
right!) about lines, points, orders of infinity, what distance really means...
And this is done with the general assumption that everyone will understand
everything that's said, and helpful links provided, just for the asking, for
anyone who doesn't understand.
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Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, July 06 2012 @ 09:49 AM EDT |
Another idea: the function f(x)=(x^2-4)/(x-2) does not exists in
x=2, therefore is non-continuous. Of course the measure of the discontinuity is
zero.
that function reduces to f(x) = (x+2)(x-2)/(x-2) =
x+2.
so, no, it's not non-continuous, and does exist at x=2.
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- Zero length - Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, July 06 2012 @ 10:11 AM EDT
- Zero length - Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, July 06 2012 @ 11:22 AM EDT
- Zero length - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, July 09 2012 @ 01:00 PM EDT
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Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, July 07 2012 @ 08:30 PM EDT |
A zero length line is a point. A zero radius wheel is also a
point. Oh my god,
Apple has got a patent on the rotate to
move wheel concept, and that's without
taking into account
Apple's design patents.
"I think we'll be suing
General
Motors over this flagrant infringement of our IP" said an
Apple
spokesman. "Kelloggs is another one of our targets" he
added, "I mean how dare
Kelloggs sell cornflakes in - well,
a
box shaped box that geometrically
resembles the iBox, an advanced
version of the box shape and flattened box
shape invented
and pioneered by Apple in the Mac Mini, iPhone and iPad". He
added "we have already successfully sued Samsung over this
and we hope
Kelloggs will quickly - anybody can make
technology or produce compelling
contents to put into a box,
but only Apple is capable of inventing and
producing a box
shaped thing like this".
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