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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Chris M. Thomasson" Newsgroups: sci.math Subject: Re: How many different unit fractions are lessorequal than all unit fractions? Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 14:35:04 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 39 Message-ID: References: <13c08e96ad635f8142b38d89863a80caf17a32a8@i2pn2.org> <4faa63d0ff8c163f01a38736aeb5732184218a29@i2pn2.org> <87414b50e6265e6e443c4486913201749f2696ed@i2pn2.org> <5b130929c7f56ea83246b7f6534ba5fae4598c62@i2pn2.org> <2551da6710975930f68b61f8e76ea6990411168b@i2pn2.org> <2c1940845e336c71cf55b737945d3132b1a41e62@i2pn2.org> <59204af99930441bf5a2cb92d80a34e25a0d0835@i2pn2.org> <649d66170b7274e49882940c18cde7817e62c560@i2pn2.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 23:35:06 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="0029950ff4e92ba21a7d99fa35b943c5"; logging-data="2487765"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/3eqg6TxOedd7rdqtI0ucOdyj2Uu4xkkE=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:uO+lFsMig6Fq07S7W2IWmoVIaFc= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3453 On 9/22/2024 2:27 PM, FromTheRafters wrote: > Chris M. Thomasson laid this down on his screen : >> On 9/22/2024 6:27 AM, WM wrote: >>> On 22.09.2024 01:24, Richard Damon wrote: >>>> On 9/21/24 4:02 PM, WM wrote: >>>>> On 21.09.2024 01:04, Richard Damon wrote: >>>>>  > On 9/20/24 2:13 PM, WM wrote: >>>>>  >> On 20.09.2024 05:35, Richard Damon wrote: >>>>>  >>> On 9/19/24 9:02 AM, WM wrote: >>>>>  >> >>>>>  >>>> "always another" is potential infinity. I am discussing >>>>> actual infinity where all are there at once and no "always" is used. >>>>>  >>> >>>>>  >>> So, then how do you describe that fact that there IS always >>>>> another. >>>>>  >> >>>>>  >> The reason is that only a potentially infinite collection of >>>>> elements can be utilzed. >>>>>  > >>>>>  > But what keeps you from actually utilizing any of them? >>>>> >>>>> The fact that every used number belongs to a finite initial segment >>>>> upon which almost all numbers are following. >>>> >>>> So, we can just choose the finite initial segment that includes that >>>> number, and thus can use it, >>> >>> But you cannot choose the infinite rest. >> >> If a tree falls in a forest... ;^D > > ...and there is nobody there to see it, does it make a sight? Not sure. Might have to ask the Disney critters around there. Well, hummm.... Not these guys! Oh shit: https://youtu.be/hulS6xlnvNA God damn! wow.