Re: red blue car example

"Dawn M. Wolthuis" <dwolt_at_tincat-group.com> wrote:
>I'm tired of looking for this (mythical?) red blue car example, although
I
>found a lot of references to it. If someone has a URL or could restate
what
>the red blue car example is and what it proves or disproves, I would be
most
>appreciative. I was doing my searches on google's group site, sticking
to
>comp.databases.theory. Sorry if I just missed it and shouldn't have.
>
>I did read some interesting points that I missed during the Oct round of
>discussions, although I was part of those (but busy too). In particular,
it
>was amusing to see that BB put Chandru Murthri on his "twit list". Chandru
>has written databases and is a very bright man -- a legend in the Pick
>world, having worked with Dick Pick from almost the beginning (starting
in
>69 or 70). He could likely be credited as one of the original authors of
>implementation of the mutivalued query language IIRC. If Chandru and I
made
>the same list, I'm honored to be there. smiles. --dawn
>
>"Steve Lancour" <stevel_at_lancour.com> wrote in message
>news:XsSdnZZhQKFW3KfdRVn-tA_at_comcast.com...
>> Dawn M. Wolthuis wrote:
>> > B.B. has referred to a red blue car example as a counter-example to
some
>> > things I've written. Does anyone know what the example is and to what
>it is
>> > an counter-example? Thanks. --dawn
>> >
>> >
>> Dawn,
>>
>> In October and November there were several threads, some cross-posted
to
>> comp.databases.pick and comp.databases.theory and others only in CDP.
>> Do a Google search for "Foundations of Relational Theory" or "Dreaming
>> about redesigning SQL" - these were the two main threads. Google CDP
>> for Bob's last name to find the smaller offshoot threads. Have fun.
>>
>> Steve Lancour
>>
>
>

Then why bother arguing with brother bob? you'll never win him over even if you walk in with a nobel peace prize. Received on Thu Feb 26 2004 - 22:16:14 CET