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(...) You're talking about two points on the circumfrence of the circle, right? ATM, I don't see how you could figure it out without also knowing the arc between the two points (err, IOW, the angle that they form if connected to the center of the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Here's looking at Euclid
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(...) [x-post and f.u.t. to off-topic.geek since this could get complicated] Well, I have a B.A. in math, but I think this should be a simple enough answer: you can't. The main explanation is that it generally takes three distinct points to (...) (26 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Since I haven't had geometry in a zillion years, I'm ill-equipped to solve a little dilemma I've run across, and I thought a few of the more math-minded among us might be able to help. Here goes: Given two points on a circle, can one compute the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Double posting.
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(...) that (...) True. that's the only way to SOLVE it. But double posting is due to human error. This human errs because there are more steps than necessary. I claim I'd make less mistakes if the path from post initiation to return to my original (...) (26 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Having two buttons (rather than just one) wouldn't solve the problem that it would solve -- i.e., the problem of accidental double-posting. Only way AFAIK to solve that is to embed a unique code into the posting form or to compare new incoming (...) (26 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) How about an automatic edit box below the preview, with a pair of buttons on the left (preview and post) and a cancel button on the right (just like the FTX page editing thingie but with different button labels)? That way you could just (...) (26 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) That sounds really really slick. But why bother? Isn't it way easier to just give us two buttons than put a bunch of special purpose code in place for that use? Don't outthink yourself, and don't try to make things foolproof, fools are too (...) (26 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: über-garlic garlic gazpacho (was: Re: BBQ August 5th for 1st Anniversary)
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Hey Todd - what are those strange-looking guys with the bomb-disposal equipment on your front lawn looking for? ;-) Or are they bomb-disposal experts - those containers do look a bit like cooking pots, come to think of it! <g> Cheers ... Geoffrey (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That would certainly be nifty. How about an "edit" button on the preview page? Internet Explorer is so worried about people hitting "back" and stealing passwords etc. that it discards all the modified text when you hit the back button (or is (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) One thing the preview screens makes possible now is putting a special single- use code into the form -- something that could be a hidden field so that if the button was clicked twice from that page, the second time it was received, it could (...) (26 years ago, 31-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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