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Re: Semantic Shuttle Cost
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 17 Dec 1998 12:05:54 GMT
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On Wed, 16 Dec 1998 16:04:45 GMT, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Tom
Pierce) wrote:
> You should remember, however, that almost anyone who plays with Lego is
> going to tend to be meticulously semantic. Besides, I can't get people in
> the break room at work to get into 30-thread discussions on number systems.
> To whom can we turn for internationally-charged numeric system breakdowns? I
> spent a whole day watching alt.offtopic.gumflappers without seeing a single
> post.
Try rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan. Any thread with more than 5
messgaes is 70-80% likely to be offtopic. And the regulars all like to
indulge in a bit of semanticizing regularly, not to mention recklessly
thrown open robes, and gerbils, and other froup things :)
Oh, and low-traffic ain't a problem either. 3-400 msgs/day ought to be
enough for anybody. [0.1 points for pointing out the obvious
reference]
> Now, back on topic. While 'BC', when used to designate a year's position in
Before Christ.
> relation to the year 0, goes _after_ the year (e.g., 149 BC), many feel that
> 'AD' goes before the year (e.g., AD 79). How's it done in England? What
Anno Domini.
So, because it's in different languages, who have differtent standards
for orders. I imagine it's the same the world over - although we, the
dutch, never use shorthand like BC, we always say the full "voor
Christus"
> about the millennium -- is it January 1st, 2000 or January 1st, 2001? Should
Well, it's 1-1-2001 the world over. try convincing anyone to celebrate
it at that time, tho :)
> it be observed according to Greenwich Mean Time, or the International Date
> Line? Since it is a human milestone, and not a planetary one, perhaps we
> should use a Middle East timezone, as it is generally recognized as the
> cradle of human civilization. I'd be interested to see what people in New
> Zealand think about this. Who else besides the UK and the US have a numeric
> term (dozen) for 12? Anyone got one for 37?
I've heard some of the richest on this earth.. (think Sultan of
Brunei, Bill Gates :) ).. will be celebrating the millennium on a
yacht at 00` 00" 00' latitude, and longitude. I suppose at least Gates
would go on a sailboat without electronics - at least without things
you can't do without. :)
Jasper
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| Billions and billions of apologies for everyone who has flatulently semanticised, on this list and the billions of others out there. You should remember, however, that almost anyone who plays with Lego is going to tend to be meticulously semantic. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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