Why not a Python compiler?

[Steve Holden]

Reedick, Andrew wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: python-list-bounces+jr9445=att.com at python.org [mailto:python-
>> list-bounces+jr9445=att.com at python.org] On Behalf Of Grant Edwards
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:35 AM
>> To: python-list at python.org
>> Subject: Re: Why not a Python compiler?
>>
>> On 2008-02-06, Reedick, Andrew <jr9445 at ATT.COM> wrote:
>>
>>>> Pypy is a very ambitious project and it aims, amongst many
>>>> other goals, to provide a fast just-in-time python
>>>> implementation. They even say that the "secret goal is being
>>>> faster than c, which is nonsense, isn´t it?" (I still didn´t
>>>> get the joke though...).
>>> 'c' is also the speed of light.
>> 'c' is the speed of light _in_a_vacuum_.
> 
> True.
> 
>  
>>> And since nothing can travel faster than light...
>> Nothing can travel faster than the speed of light
>> _in_a_vacuum_.  There are situtaitons where things can (and
>> regularly do) travel faster than light:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherenkov_radiation
> 
> 
> Nope.  It propagates, not travels, faster than light.  Go ask a physicist to explain it.  It's odd...
> 
> 
>>> One demerit has been marked against your geek card for missing
>>> an obvious science pun.  Additionally, your membership to the
>>> Star Trek Lifestyle Adventure Club has been put on
>>> probationary status for the next twelve parsecs.
>> Ouch. Two demerits for using the distance unit "parsec" in a
>> context where a quantity of time was required.
> 
> 
> Ten demerits for not catching the Star Wars Kessel Run reference.
> 
> 
OK, now you can all take ten house points for getting into a jargon 
pissing contest.

regards
  Steve
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