Aspies For Freedom

B"H

Beammeup:

Thank you for jumping on this thread so fast after I brought it up again.  According to my understanding, the black hole you described (if I read the article correctly) is not actually loosing material, just not absorbing it.  This phenomenon has been known for some time.  M87 has such a black hole in its center.  

However, the notion of a black hole losing information is truly fascinating.  This divorces information from matter and energy.  I guess Quantum theory did that long ago.  Perhaps there's no reason I should be so fascinated...but I am.

Well, anyway, I have Statistics homework to do.  I graduated college a while ago, but I'm back for more!

I have always heard it as:

"A mind is like a parachute - it only works when it is open"

Regardless, its a good one!

B"H

Lucie1, if you would like to call me by initials ATM, that is OK.  He is Jaime Escalante, as played by Edward James Olmos ("Stand and Deliver").  Jaime Escalante was a real teacher, who managed to teach Calculus in an inner city school.  His story has inspired liberals and conservatives alike.  The former appreciate the message of people on the bottom rising.  The latter appreciate the idea of success through hard work.  Hollywood made a movie out of it, "Stand and Deliver," which was not entirely accurate, but which still told a heart-warming story.

I believe that there is a message to it for our Forum as well.  Watch it and see.  I just finished seeing it again tonight.  I still haven't finished my Statistics homework though!!!

Shucks.

My HS teacher maintained that girls could not learn mathematics, therefore he would not bother to instruct them (and my driver ed tesch that girls couldn't paralelle park).  I was in high school in the 60s.

My math education is sorely lacking
although I can paralelle park with the best of them: on the right and left side of the street

I saw that movie when it first came out (and several other inspirational teacher movies).  It was good - I think I'll rent it again.

...that even geniuses are human

B"H

Your teacher was a b***ard.  He should be sore ashamed of himself for having planted that message in you.

Parallel park in his house!

He must have died of old age soon after making that pronouncement, he was pretty old.  I actually should offer a prayer of compassion.

I do so very much enjoy your threads about numbers and their qualities.  last night, I spent some time pouring over sphenic (wedge) numbers.  I toy with the idea of going back to school to learn basic math skills so I can better comprehend the discussions.  

I am always grateful that the better-brains indulge my posts on these threads.  I finally realized that if I do my little "[just listening]" I'll get the notices of new posts without having to stuggle to make worthy contributions.

It seems to be they should subdivide AS the way they have ADHD
"Inattentive" "Hypeactive" and 'Combined" (although I personaly think this is a poor way to look at it and would subdivide by EF)

I would subdevide AS by strengths: "MathWiz"  "Lexical" and "Artsy"

It would help with the sterotyping & guilt for all of us who are not MathWizes

Don't know about the Hawking thing, but i really liked the Haiku.