Indicative of the cognitive deficiency of the Baby Boomers and subsequent generations, is the proliferation of “How To” books, under the appellation, “`X’ for Dummies.”
Such tomes originated, as did many of the more destructive trends in the late 20th Century, in the computer-based information/entertainment business. Desiring ever-increasing values in stock prices, the high priests of information ensnared a growing number of lost souls, by explaining the purported intricate workings of computer programs, using baby talk and pictures, so that “Dummies” could understand them. Continue reading Riemann for Anti-Dummies: Part 1