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Re: LEGO Mentioned in Business Week
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Mon, 22 Feb 1999 17:53:08 GMT
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On Sun, 21 Feb 1999 15:21:47 GMT, Carbon 60 <carbon60@bigfoot.com>
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> I don't know why the Americans took a system which was already there and
> changed it - now everyone is confused (I am presuming here that the
> British system was here first (I bet someone will disprove me)).
Hey! Don't blame the Americans! I don't remember the complete details
(dive into lugnet.robotics for references and/or the complete story),
but I think the French came up with the system currently used by
Americans. The French used it for awhile, then switched (back?) to the
other system.
> It's a bit like the illogical dating system:
> Normal: DD/MM/YYYY - it's constantly ascending
> American: MM/DD/YYYY - what order is that in?
> Some countries use YY/MM/DD - constantly descending.
Don't you ever say "February 22nd, 1999"? That's m/d/y.
> What if I had this date:
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> 05/02/98 - now is that:
> A) 5th February 1998
> or B) 2nd May 1998 - what if I had an InterNet site from an unknown
> source - I wouldn't have a clue would I?
What about 01/02/03?
Steve
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| (...) Whatever. (...) 100 (ten tens) (...) The American system agrees up to a million but then defers away from the logic for some reason - I expect it is easier to name a number by counting the zeros and commas with the US system. Well, you get the (...) (26 years ago, 21-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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