What I learned from Class Viewer

[Tom Anderson]

Well, you'd better be nice to him, or he might unleash The Hammer.
Then we'd all be sorry.

For those not familiar with The Hammer:

But I have two bigger results, and one is The Hammer.

The Hammer is coming, and when I finally fully unleash it, then the
establishment will come down.

I wonder if P=NP is The Hammer?

No, it's a solution to the Halting Problem. As in - STOP! HAMMER TIME!

tom

 

[Junoexpress]

..Good luck, everyone!

For those who would prefer to shut down this thread,
I suggest you state that the OP is entirely correct,
everybody else is wrong and being nasty to the OP,
and the OP deserves a ..Nobel prize, or a prize in
Mathematics, or a pony or something for all his
trolling (..errr wait) *efforts.*

Why do you think JSH is posting here now, rather than sci.math? While
his abilities and development are well below that of a bright
undergrad, he is really a genius at drawing "smart" people into his
idiotic debates / delusional fantasies.

This supports a long held theory of mine: it does not seem there is a
strong positive correlation between specialized abilities in technical
fields and general intelligence.

M

 

[Christopher Henrich]

Why do you think JSH is posting here now, rather than sci.math? While
his abilities and development are well below that of a bright
undergrad, he is really a genius at drawing "smart" people into his
idiotic debates / delusional fantasies.

There have been times when JSH looked as if he were on the brink of
getting it. Not recently, however; I think he has been getting worse
over the years.

Also, many regular posters on sci.math are math teachers, or on the way
to being math teachers. JSH looks like a challenge to us. We may take a
little time to realize that the challenge is rigged, so that there is no
chance of success.

It is strange, though, how much he continues to get our attention. When
he has been quiet for a while, some people may actually forge JSH
postings (Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, eh?) Others
seem to have collected some of his more remarkable outbursts, and
occasionally repost them.

This supports a long held theory of mine: it does not seem there is a
strong positive correlation between specialized abilities in technical
fields and general intelligence.

I think this is true, and coming to be widely recognized. See books by
Howard Gardner on "multiple intelligences." See also books by Goleman on
"emotional intelligence."

 

[Junoexpress]

There have been times when JSH looked as if he were on the brink of
getting it. Not recently, however; I think he has been getting worse
over the years.

I'm not an expert on the normal human mind, let alone the abnormal
human mind, but I think anyone who has watched JSH long enough would
agree with the statement that it doesn't take a PhD to recognize he
has *some* type of cognitive problem / mental disorder. I don't think
I'm stepping too far out of bounds also saying that this cognitive
problem definitely has a component of paranoia and megalomania
associated with it. Many people have called this NPD, I don't know, as
I've never studied this topic, but I also would not argue with
them ;>). However, because his mind does not work properly, JSH can
never *get it*. That's the whole point here. The best he can do is
have moments of lucidity when he realizes he has a problem. But you
know that those moments are fleeting, and because there is no need for
him to change, (i.e. it is hard to imagine a scenario where he hits
rock bottom and has to come to grips with his problem), he never will.
All of this seems rather self-evident and I just can't help but watch
with a sense of bemusement as these supposedly smart people try to
educate someone who does not want education, someone who, in fact,
considers these people to be beneath him. I guess some "get it" as you
say and some don't.
Anyhow as you noted, he is getting worse: it took him exactly one post
on a new ng to bring out *all* of his old issues and he is now
claiming after a *whole* week of looking at the TSP that he has *the*
solution. This is pretty advanced, even for him.

Also, many regular posters on sci.math are math teachers, or on the way
to being math teachers. JSH looks like a challenge to us.

Do you think when a math teacher goes to hell, he is assigned an
algebra class with JSH in it?

It is strange, though, how much he continues to get our attention....Others
seem to have collected some of his more remarkable outbursts, and
occasionally repost them.

To me, it's like watching a "Fawlty Towers" episode. Even though I've
seen it before, the abnormal behavior of Basil Fawlty always cracks me
up.

I think this is true, and coming to be widely recognized. See books by
Howard Gardner on "multiple intelligences." See also books by Goleman on
"emotional intelligence."

Yes, that's true. In my case, it was the work of Robert Sternberg, who
I believe is the "father" of this idea in a sense (see his "triarchic
theory of intelligence") that got me thinking along these lines.

Cheers,
M

 

[Daniele Futtorovic]

I'm not an expert on the normal human mind, let alone the abnormal
human mind, but I think anyone who has watched JSH long enough would
agree with the statement that it doesn't take a PhD to recognize he
has *some* type of cognitive problem / mental disorder.
...
<snip arrogant blathering>

Why do I get the feeling there's a bunch of people strolling over from
sci.math to c.l.j.p to bash on Mr. Harris? To inform everyone he's a
mentally insane? But if he really is, does it need to be pointed out?

Furthermore, I am aware there are newsgroups where discussions consist
snotty remarks. Quite thankfully, c.l.j.p isn't one of those. I for one
would be glad (and I doubt I am the only one) if you could refrain
from turning it into one, or from contributing to that effect.

If Mr. Harris is a troll or turns out to be a nuisance to c.l.j.p, I am
quite certain the folks here will be able to deal with him, at least no
less no more well than any other NGs. While concise hints and
hypothetical NG histories may well be useful, rantings like that above,
which make the target actually look a lot better, certainly aren't.

 

[Owen Jacobson]

Do you think when a math teacher goes to hell, he is assigned an
algebra class with JSH in it?

No, no. That's what Arch*m*des Pl*toni*m is for. Or Carl Gauss; I'm
not sure which would be worse.

-o

 

[Junoexpress]

snip a lot of hostile, self-righteous, control-freak bs ...

If Mr. Harris is a troll or turns out to be a nuisance to c.l.j.p, I am
quite certain the folks here will be able to deal with him, at least no
less no more well than any other NGs. While concise hints and
hypothetical NG histories may well be useful, rantings like that above,
which make the target actually look a lot better, certainly aren't.

He's not a troll: he's a 10 year virus. ;>)

M