get over the blurb already

richard baillie richbaillie at fastmail.fm
Thu Jul 20 10:49:37 CDT 2006


actually when i read the blurb i had the thought that it could be
better...

...but after reading numerous criticisms (and doubts regarding both the
authorship and authenticity) of the blurb i got depressed

and with the sonia kovalesky angle in mind i remember reading that
genius mathematicians are only productive up to 25

so my question to you is: can a guy of nearly 70 still create a work of
genius (rather than just a very very good novel)?


and as Rcfchess at aol.com points out, can such a thing even be imagined?





On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:41:35 EDT, Rcfchess at aol.com said:
>  
> In a message dated 07/20/2006 11:14:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> richbaillie at fastmail.fm writes:
> 
> unless  the new effort is better than GR...
> 
> ...but is there anyone out there  who really think sit will be?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Kinda tough to even imagine how something could be better...but, then 
> again, 
> that's always the case when something sets a new goal to shoot at (e.g.,  
> Ulysses or whatever)...and if anyone can exceed GR, I'd think the man
> himself  
> would be at the top of a very short list...
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