From jjllambias@hotmail.com Mon Dec 11 15:00:20 2000 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-6_3_1_3); 11 Dec 2000 23:00:20 -0000 Received: (qmail 35221 invoked from network); 11 Dec 2000 23:00:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l9.egroups.com with QMQP; 11 Dec 2000 23:00:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.241.172) by mta1 with SMTP; 11 Dec 2000 23:00:19 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 15:00:18 -0800 Received: from 200.42.118.155 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 23:00:18 GMT X-Originating-IP: [200.42.118.155] To: lojban@egroups.com Subject: Re: [lojban] sisku (was: Re: bringing it about) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 23:00:18 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Dec 2000 23:00:18.0906 (UTC) FILETIME=[21DB2BA0:01C063C6] From: "Jorge Llambias" la djan cusku di'e >That works for seeking a unicorn, >or even an antelope in North America, but how about seeking >the largest prime number? That will never be "found", but the >search is not through physical space. Then we'd have to replace {zvati} by {du}: mi troci le nu dubdu'o le pi'isle namcu zmarai I try to know what is (instead of where is) the greatest prime number. Of course, this can be made more precise with an explicit makau: mi troci le nu dubdu'o le pi'isle namcu zmarai makau but that is the same for the spatial seek: mi troci le nu zvadu'o lo pinsi makau co'o mi'e xorxes _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com