Re: Leap-16 ... Oh SHIT !
Charlie Gibbs <[email protected]>
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On 2026-07-08, Carlos E. R. <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2026-07-07 14:31, Marc Haber wrote: > >> "Carlos E. R." <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 2026-07-07 09:55, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>> >>>> On 06/07/2026 20:10, rbowman wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:50:09 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> ObThreadDrift: >>>>>> >>>>>> I just figured out what c186282's name means, hence how to remember it. >>>>>> Hint: it's not metric. >>>>> >>>>> Do tell... >>>> >>>> C=186282 mph >>> >>> Hum. Not a number I remember. For me, C=300000 >> >> Isnt it actually 299-something? > > Maybe. 300000 was the figure we always used in classes, so it stuck. The > actual figure was not in biological memory. For many things, 300,000 is close enough. Yes, there are times where the more accuracy the better. But I've found that much of life follows what I call the "5 percent" rule: if it's within 5 percent, the difference isn't worth worrying about. This works for everything from back-of-the-envelope calculations to driving a car. -- /~\ Charlie Gibbs | No artificial \ / <[email protected]> | intelligence was X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | used in the creation / \ if you read it the right way. | of this post.