Re: Signal to Noise Ration on DBDebunk Declining

From: BobTheDataBaseBoy <gnuoytr_at_rcn.com>
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 19:24:58 -0500
Message-ID: <sMKdnfijobyYkw3cRVn-rg@rcn.net>

Kenneth Downs wrote:
> Marshall Spight wrote:
>
>

>>Has anyone else noticed the signal to noise ration on dbdebunk.com
>>declining over time? I used to think those guys were the coolest,
>>but I'm disenchanted lately. They don't have as much substance
>>as they seem to. Ex.: they're always going on and on about being
>>formal and precise, but they don't in fact use any formal methods
>>whatsoever. The closest they get is the BNF in TTM, but apparently
>>that's never even been run through a parser generator, as it has
>>bugs in it. Otherwise: no formal semantics, no proofs, nothing.
>>
>>Maybe my next book should be SQL for Smarties, 3rd ed. :-)
>>At least I never hear Mr. Celko slamming Mr. Pascal, although
>>he certainly has just cause.
>>
>>
>>Marshall

>
>
> I never really had a chance to be enchanted, so I can't really be
> disenchanted.
>
> The site was very appealing at first because of its promise of rigor, but
> the overall nastiness drove me away pretty quick, plus some rather bitter
> anti-religious stuff told me this is just

one plain ole angry dude.

not the only one, and with good reason: faith based science is taking things a tad far. take a look at the current page. stock up on brown shirts.

  Most
> of us get over it after college.
>
> I'm not sure Mr. Pascal is fully aware of his own motivations.
>
Received on Mon Nov 08 2004 - 18:24:58 CST