[QUOTE=jyb;247467](emphasis added)

BWAA-HA-HA-HA. You have got to be kidding me!
:grin::grin::grin::grin:[/QUOTE]Not in my opinion. Bob did indeed show exemplary patience during that episode.


Paul

[QUOTE=xilman;247472]Not in my opinion. Bob did indeed show exemplary patience during that episode.


Paul[/QUOTE]

I will concede that he showed far more patience during that episode than he usually does. But you don't have to search very far in that thread to see some fairly egregious examples of impatience. So calling it "exemplary" strikes me as way off. This forum is filled with explanations and responses (including some from you) that make for far better examples of how to be patient and helpful with those seeking information or improvement. For that matter, Bob himself has occasionally shown more patience than he did in that particular case. I just find it amusing that he's holding that one up as a positive example.

[QUOTE=jyb;247493]I will concede that he showed far more patience during that episode than he usually does. But you don't have to search very far in that thread to see some fairly egregious examples of impatience. So calling it "exemplary" strikes me as way off. This forum is filled with explanations and responses (including some from you) that make for far better examples of how to be patient and helpful with those seeking information or improvement. For that matter, Bob himself has occasionally shown more patience than he did in that particular case. I just find it amusing that he's holding that one up as a positive example.[/QUOTE]And yet I often lost my patience during that thread. The difference between Bob and msyelf may be that I didn't post my impatience for everyone to see. At least, not often. I hope.

Paul

Sinve RDS apparently has davar55 on his ignore list,
while davar55 definitely is not igmoring RDS (Dr. Silverman),
can I just say he's welcome to prove his worth any and
every time he chooses. And I know he's human, I meant
only that his attitude toward others is too arrogantly
intolerant. I've found his contributions important
(Sylow Theorems from group theory of basic algebra, idoneal
numbers of Euler, etc etc etc). but his insulting demeanor
irks some of you and makes him difficult to communicate with.

[QUOTE=davar55;247415]Dear Dr. Silverman: Please, without referencing your credentials,
as I don't right now mention mine, try to prove you ARE both an
expert in Number Theory (or math) and a human being?[/QUOTE]

[url]http://en.scientificcommons.org/robert_d_silverman[/url]

[url]http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/a-tree/s/Silverman:Robert_D=.html[/url]

[url]http://portal.acm.org/author_page.cfm?id=81100001661&coll=DL&dl=ACM&trk=0&cfid=6755300&cftoken=68836473[/url]

[url]http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=r+d+silverman&btnG=Search&as_sdt=1%2C44&as_ylo=&as_vis=0[/url]

[QUOTE=axn;247590][url]http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=r+d+silverman&btnG=Search&as_sdt=1%2C44&as_ylo=&as_vis=0[/url][/QUOTE]

Careful, 'cuz there's a Ross D. Silverman who writes those medical articles....

I would think that if you can be "1", then that's not to be
truly "1"

Ago:sti:no:+S.

So RDS had something to do
with MPQS = Multiple Polynomial Quadratic Sieve
and
QS = Quadratic Sieve ?

That's cool.

I knew he knew some important things.
So what's the problem?

u

To cmd: by u do u mean me or the variable u?