Re: Do USA bookstores look like this nowadays?
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On 24/06/2026 03:45, rbowman wrote: > On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:22:31 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote: > >> On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:11:38 +0200, 🇵🇱Jacek Marcin Jaworski🇵🇱 wrote: >> >>> Do USA bookstores look like this nowadays? >>> >>> <https://fqa.9front.org/books.jpg> >>> ? >>> >>> What I meant was the For Dummies series on the top shelf. >> >> LOL at the fact that none of those books are about “Computer Science”. >> >> Do they have “λ-Calculus For Dummies”? > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculus_Made_Easy > > Well before dummies... The principles of calculus are extraordinarily easy. Thee practice isn't too bad. What makes it hare is they never connect the two, Ultimately it's about dealing with [values associated with] curves rather than straight lines (or flat surfaces) -- Climate is what you expect but weather is what you get. Mark Twain