Re: Leap-16 ... Oh SHIT !

On Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:50:30 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> 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.

I cut my teeth in the era where slide accuracy was close enough for 
government work.  It helped ground you in reality. Now a digital device 
may report a reading to 5 place accuracy, 3 of which are bullshit.