RWP - No disrespect intended, but I'm a bit underwhelmed.
I understand what you're trying to do - and I hope by now I've established that I do agree with your larger point - but I think this presentation plays directly into the the fuzzies' hands.
The first thing I thought about when watching the presentation wasn't math, but politics. A person who isn't already familiar with the ins & outs of the math wars might not realize you even have a point regarding math; it feels more like an attack on socialism than an argument for math.
When you make the focus of your argument the leftism instead of the lunacy, (1) you are implicitly endorsing their view that it's all about the politics, and (2) you are immediately picking a fight against 50% of your potential audience. (truthfully, your web moniker really doesn't help matters much, either).
Unless this is a clever comment on frustrating recursion, I think the link is not formed correctly.
ReplyDelete8-)
Perhaps this is the link?
ReplyDeleteNow that's just cruel.
ReplyDeleteWell done.
8-)
Sorry! Link is now fixed.
ReplyDeleteDoug - I thought the same thing!
ReplyDeleteexcept, uh, I didn't come up with the expression "frustrating recursion."
ReplyDeleteMy favorite line is:
ReplyDelete"3" stands for three
RWP - No disrespect intended, but I'm a bit underwhelmed.
ReplyDeleteI understand what you're trying to do - and I hope by now I've established that I do agree with your larger point - but I think this presentation plays directly into the the fuzzies' hands.
The first thing I thought about when watching the presentation wasn't math, but politics. A person who isn't already familiar with the ins & outs of the math wars might not realize you even have a point regarding math; it feels more like an attack on socialism than an argument for math.
When you make the focus of your argument the leftism instead of the lunacy, (1) you are implicitly endorsing their view that it's all about the politics, and (2) you are immediately picking a fight against 50% of your potential audience. (truthfully, your web moniker really doesn't help matters much, either).
hey george. i agree completely.
ReplyDeleteactually, i liked this link better
before it was "fixed".
here's hoping you're working on math poseur
even as i type ...