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[REBOL] Re: Correct Behaviour? Was False = 2 ????

From: dwhiting:europa at: 4-Jul-2001 13:59

Hello Jeff On 04-Jul-01, Jeff Kreis wrote:
> Right, wrong, no, yes. Zeroth is first, and like you say > above, 1 is second, second zeroth to the first and third > fourth to the zeroth, but first is the zeroth element after > the zeroth, etc. 1 -> 0 0 -> 1 2 -> 3 5 -> 6 4 <-> 3 -1 -> 0 > etc... Zero one, one zero, first zeroth, and on and on. It's > totally clear in my mind: Zeroth really is first, it only > pretends to be zero, but if you turn the zero to the side and > look, ah ha! it's really a one!! See, just imagine turning the > zero 90 degrees (er... I mean 89 degrees) and ah ha, there's a > one! It's really simple once you start thinking sideways about > it all!
hmmm...Jeff....I think it's time for your dried frog pills:) Dick -- #-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=# *Dick Whiting* <[dwhiting--europa--com]> _http://www.europa.com/~dwhiting/_ /Satyre/ on Undernet #AmigaCafe# #-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=#