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At just the right time, we Americans could catch ten digits today. The
rest of the world will have to wait for the crude approximation in July.
:-P
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Am 15.03.2015 um 03:14 schrieb Cousin Ricky:
> At just the right time, we Americans could catch ten digits today. The
> rest of the world will have to wait for the crude approximation in July.
> :-P
Uh, yeah... because when it comes to date formats, the Gregorian date in
American notation is the pinnacle of mathematical thinking... >_<
To get it right, wait for 2031-06-01, 19:30:59.236077... (if I got the
math right)
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On 15/03/15 02:14, Cousin Ricky wrote:
> At just the right time, we Americans could catch ten digits today. The
> rest of the world will have to wait for the crude approximation in July.
> :-P
It's a pity you couldn't win the KMahjong game you were playing ;-)
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On 15/03/2015 12:21 PM, Doctor John wrote:
> It's a pity you couldn't win the KMahjong game you were playing ;-)
Is it bad that I knew it was KMahjong just by the poorly-drawn tiles?
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Am 15.03.2015 um 23:00 schrieb Orchid Win7 v1:
> On 15/03/2015 12:21 PM, Doctor John wrote:
>> It's a pity you couldn't win the KMahjong game you were playing ;-)
>
> Is it bad that I knew it was KMahjong just by the poorly-drawn tiles?
Should I be worried that I recognized it was /some/ Mah-Jong game, but
didn't bother a bit about it otherwise? :P
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On 03/15/2015 01:21 AM, clipka wrote:
> Am 15.03.2015 um 03:14 schrieb Cousin Ricky:
>> At just the right time, we Americans could catch ten digits today. The
>> rest of the world will have to wait for the crude approximation in July.
>> :-P
>
> Uh, yeah... because when it comes to date formats, the Gregorian date in
> American notation is the pinnacle of mathematical thinking... >_<
What do you expect from a country that still uses inches and feet?
Nevertheless, there is one area of math where America excels: voter
demographics. Check out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois%27s_4th_congressional_district
I changed my system date format back to ISO after I took the screen shot.
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Le 2015-03-15 01:21, clipka a écrit :
> Am 15.03.2015 um 03:14 schrieb Cousin Ricky:
>> At just the right time, we Americans could catch ten digits today. The
>> rest of the world will have to wait for the crude approximation in July.
>> :-P
>
> Uh, yeah... because when it comes to date formats, the Gregorian date in
> American notation is the pinnacle of mathematical thinking... >_<
>
> To get it right, wait for 2031-06-01, 19:30:59.236077... (if I got the
> math right)
>
Says the guy who's native language describes 154 as "one hundred, 4 and
fifty." ;-)
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>> Uh, yeah... because when it comes to date formats, the Gregorian date in
>> American notation is the pinnacle of mathematical thinking... >_<
>>
>> To get it right, wait for 2031-06-01, 19:30:59.236077... (if I got the
>> math right)
>>
> Says the guy who's native language describes 154 as "one hundred, 4 and
> fifty." ;-)
And who probably has an address of the form: street, house number,
zip-code, town name ;-)
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On 16/03/2015 13:38, scott wrote:
>>> Uh, yeah... because when it comes to date formats, the Gregorian date in
>>> American notation is the pinnacle of mathematical thinking... >_<
>>>
>>> To get it right, wait for 2031-06-01, 19:30:59.236077... (if I got the
>>> math right)
>>>
>> Says the guy who's native language describes 154 as "one hundred, 4 and
>> fifty." ;-)
>
> And who probably has an address of the form: street, house number,
> zip-code, town name ;-)
>
That's better than:
Under the third stone nearest the well, Dingly Dell .
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On 16-3-2015 14:38, scott wrote:
>>> Uh, yeah... because when it comes to date formats, the Gregorian date in
>>> American notation is the pinnacle of mathematical thinking... >_<
>>>
>>> To get it right, wait for 2031-06-01, 19:30:59.236077... (if I got the
>>> math right)
>>>
>> Says the guy who's native language describes 154 as "one hundred, 4 and
>> fifty." ;-)
>
> And who probably has an address of the form: street, house number,
> zip-code, town name ;-)
>
Of course! It is sooo stupid to look /first/ for the house number and
only then for the street ;-)
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