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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
Thu Dec 13 01:38:46 1990
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 90 01:38:15 EST
From: root@charon.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
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amgreene (Andrew Marc Greene):
In TUGboat 11(4) [which arrived today], Don Knuth says:
The current version number of TeX is 3.1, and for Metafont it is 2.7.
If corrections are necessary, the next version of TeX will be 3.14,
then 3.141, then 3.1415, ..., converging to the ratio of a circle's
circumfrence to its diameter; for Metafont the sequence will be 2.71,
2.718, ..., converging to the base of natural logarithms. I intend to
be fully responsible for all changes to these systems for the rest of
my life. I will periodically study reports of apparent bugs, and I
will decide whether changes need to be made. Rewards will be paid to
the first finders of any true bugs, at my discretion, but I can no
longer afford to double the size of the reward each year. Whenever I
have created a new version, I will put it in the official master TeX
archive, which currently resides at Stanford University. At the time
of my death, it is my intention that the then-current versions of TeX
and Metafont be forever left unchanged, except that the final version
numbers to be reported in the ``banner'' lines of the programs should
become
TeX, version $\pi$
and
METAFONT, Version $e$
respectively. From that moment on, all ``bugs'' will be permanent
``features.''
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....|..xx <--- the pocket menorah, night two. :-)
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busibisi (Adebisi A Lipede):
"Why did sex , that bizarre perversion of straight forward
replication ever arise in the first place? What is the good
of sex?
This is an extremely difficult question for the evolutionist
to answer. Most serious attempts to answer it involve soph-
isticated mathematical reasoning.
From the book
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
p.46
My work phone number is 253-5756, E10-218
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darford (Darlene J Ford):
Open letter to my fellow MIT students:
I have seen many of my friends become very stressed, often very
depressed and cynical in the course of their struggles with MIT. I
wish to entreat you all, or at least anyone who happens to read this,
to take heart. There are not always answers lying in our sight, but
there are reasons. I have found my confidence in this in my faith in
God. I would highly recommmend this to you, but this is, of course,
your decision. My point is to tell you that I love you, that I'm here
if you want someone to talk to, and that I have faith in our ability
to find the strength to go on. God bless you and give you strength.
Love always,
Darlene
As usual, send questions, comments, flames, etc. to darford@athena
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debbo (Deborah A Birnby):
"I don't want to dwell on the inequality of the sexes, because these
vary from couple to couple -- sometimes the man is stupid, sometimes
the woman is stupid, sometimes both are stupid."
-the marriage of bette and boo.
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dmatic (Davor Matic):
Poor is the man
Whose pleasures depend
On the permission of another
- Lenny Kravitz
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kimu (Rajesh Panchanathan):
A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep or touch not the Piraean
spring.
----------Alexander Pope
RAJESH PANCHANATHAN
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550 Memorial Dr. #7C-1
Cambridge, MA 02139.
617-577-1157(home)
617-253-6539(off.)
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kvshenoy (Krishna V Shenoy):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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lavin (Anne R LaVin):
Today's secret word is Unix.
No definition for 'Unix'. Maybe you mean:
1. nix 2. unfix 3. uni-
4. unit
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lnp (Lisa N Paradis):
This week:
\ Corrections on my 21.690 paper
\ Corrections on my thesis draft
Attending my sister's graduation on the 15th
Finish Christmas/Chanaukah shopping
\ == in progress
x == done
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Thoughts for the day:
Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
-- Jean Cocteau
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mehulvp (Mehul V Patel):
Mehul V. Patel
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MIT Class of '94
Major: ??? (open to suggestions)
Campus Address: 410 Memorial Drive (Room 411b)
Cambridge, MA 02139
Home Address: 3637 Cypress Wood Ct.
Lake Worth, FL 33467
Hey There!
Thanks for looking me up! I love mail (hint, hint)
Remember, "Everything's relative!"
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mjb (Mark J. Bennett):
Course X (i.e. Chemical Engineering)
Work Address: Center for Microgravity and Materials Research
Research Institute Bldg., M-65
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL 35899
Work Phone: (205) 895-6889
My plan is to retain this account on the Athena system for as long as possible.
Send E-MAIL to bennett@uahtitan.uah.edu
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therese (Suntioinen Therese M.):
Go placidly among the noise and haste, remember what peace
there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with with all persons. Speak your truth
quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and
ignorant, they too have their story - Avoid loud and aggressive
persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare
yourself with others, there will be greater and lesser persons
than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans -
Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a
real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise
caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of
trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere, life is full
of heroism - Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity
and disenchantment, it is as perennial as the grass - Take kindly
to the counsel of they years, gracefully surrending the things
of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden
misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome
discipline, be gentle with yourself - You are a child of the
universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right
to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the
universe is unfolding as it should - Therefore be at peace with
God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors
and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with
your soul - With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is
still a beautiful world. Be careful, strive to be happy.
- Max Ehrman
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tripleh (Henry H Houh):
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Please send news for Technology Review !
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Henry Houh
Secretary, MIT Class of 1989
14 St. Paul St. #1
Cambridge, MA 02139
E-mail: tripleh@athena.mit.edu
Correct Phone: 661-1691
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vanharen (Chris `boatman' VanHaren):
Top Ten Fast-Food Franchises in Iraq
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10. Kentucky Gassed Chicken
9. Sand-in-the-box
8. Sadam's Big-Boy
7. Goats 'n' Stuff
6. Veil-less Babes Donut Shop
5. Donkey Hut
4. Glorious Martyred Chicken Parts
3. Tony Roma's
2. Taco Tent
... and the number one fast-food franchise in Iraq ...
1. Stuff Your Hump
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