From: Mike Marchywka <marchywka@hotmail.com>
To: <cygwin-talk@cygwin.com>
Subject: RE: You call that a trick? You wanna see a trick? I'll show you a ******ing trick.
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:01:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <BLU113-W22C546F25542C053CC1895BE900@phx.gbl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4B1D45CC.8020006@gmail.com>
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> Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 18:13:32 +0000
> From: dave.korn.cygwin@googlemail.com
> To: cygwin-talk@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: You call that a trick? You wanna see a trick? I'll show you a ******ing trick.
>
> Warren Young wrote:
>> Dave Korn wrote:
>>> Instead of multiplying a number by 10, just stick a zero on the end!
>>
>> Nonsense, that multiplies by 16 in the only numbering system that all
>> right-thinking persons use.
>
> Sticking a '0' on the end multiplies any number by '10' no matter what base
> system you are using; it's a fundamental constant of place notation.
>
> You're part of the conspiracy! You manipulated the data by switching from
> one number base to another in the middle of your argument in a spurious
> attempt to discredit me! Admit it, you're working for Big Oil!
Once people start discussing acid-base equillibria, they tend to concentrate on H and OH
ignoring counterions and all that other stuff. Didn't you realize by 16 he meant 22
as new accounting rules allow this.
>
> cheers,
> DaveK
>
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Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-12-06 1:01 Dave Korn
2009-12-07 15:39 ` Warren Young
2009-12-07 17:20 ` Cesar Strauss
2009-12-07 17:30 ` Morgan Gangwere
2009-12-07 17:57 ` Dave Korn
2009-12-07 18:01 ` Mike Marchywka [this message]
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