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"Chuck" > wrote:
>"If someone needs to split hairs, I am the only officially authorized > person in this group." > >Splitting hairs requires a very sharp blade. Nah. A sharp mind like mine can do it in a jiffy. > A very sharp blade requires >time and patience to sharpen and maintain. >I don't know about patience, but you obviously have the time. <G> Occams's >razor? > >"Leon van Dommelen" > wrote in message >news >> "DanO" > wrote: >> >>>My point is that my 12 year old Miata still had a sight port. I haven't >>>tinkered on the newer ones so I could not say that they don't have them. >>> >>>And since I am an Engineer, NO - 12 years is not the same as 15 years. >> >> If you are an engineer, you need to learn to read. The claim was >> ~15 years, not 15 years. >> >>>However, I can prove to you that 1.99999999999999999999 (repeating) is >>>equal >>>to 2.0. >> >> Incorrect. Both 1.99999999 and 2.0 are representations of the *same >> number*. However, they are different representations, so they are >> not equal, just equivalent. For example, 2.0 can be written down >> in a finite number of symbols, 1.999999.... cannot. >> >> If someone needs to split hairs, I am the only officially authorized >> person in this group. >> >> Leon >> >> -- >> Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .) >> REMOVE THE "z"s -> www.dommelen.net >> >> "EXIT THE INTERSTATES" (Jamie Jensen) > -- Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .) http://www.dommelen.net/miata EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen) |
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