Matt’s life in a post titled The Authoritative Guide to Programmer Classification has classified programmers into three categories: “The Dork“, “The Geek Who Doesn’t Want to Be a Geek” and “The Geek Who Know’s He’s a Geek — And Loves It“.
The post then elaborates on how they go about their daily life. It is definitely a fun read.
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Given that a and b are integers such that a = b + 1,
Prove: 1 = 0
1. a = b + 1 (Given)
2. (a-b)a = (a-b)(b+1) (Multiplication Prop. of =)
3. a2 - ab = ab + a - b2 - b (Distributive Property)
4. a2 - ab -a = ab + a -a - b2 - b (Subtraction Prop. of =)
5. a(a - b - 1) = b(a - b - 1) (Distributive Property)
6. a = b (Division Property of = )
7. b + 1 = b (Transitive Property of = (Steps 1, 7) )
8. Therefore, 1 = 0 (Subtraction Prop. of =)
The flaw is in going from step 5 to 6, where you divide by 0
Source: Here
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Here is a mathematical proof that Girls are Evil:
I guess those who did not believe in the hypothesis(Girls are Evil) should have sufficient proof to believe in it now
Source: Mathematical joke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Engineers, Scientists, and Technicians almost never make as much money as business executives.
Let’s see a rigorous mathematical proof that explains why this is true:
Postulate 1: Knowledge is Power (Knowledge = Power)
Postulate 2: Time is Money (Time = Money)
As every engineer knows, Power = Work/Time
Since Knowledge = Power, and Time = Money (from postulate 1 and 2 above), we have Knowledge = Work/Money
Solving for Money, we get: Money = Work/Knowledge
Thus, as Knowledge approaches zero, Money approaches infinity regardless of the Work done.
Conclusion: The Less you Know, The More you Make.
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