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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: Range excluding 0.0
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"Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> writes:
> On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:58:05 -0400, John B. Matthews wrote:
>> In article <14d916mebuseu$.59fjaud14sw7.dlg@40tude.net>,
>>  "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:46:49 -0700, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:34:06 +0200, "Dmitry A. Kazakov"
>>>> <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> declaimed the following in comp.lang.ada:
>>>>> Still using non-metric units, guys? (:-))
>>>>>
>>>> 	You have compasses marked in radians? I'd hate to consider working 
>>>> out what "bear left 2/3radian from current heading" means... <G>
>>> 
>>> I thought these were in rhumbs.
>>> 
>>>> 	Grad notation, OTOH, might be usable...
>>> 
>>> ... another orbiter loss due to metric mishap? Helps stocking up the
>>> budget... (:-))
>> 
>> My present velocity, in the solar reference frame, is just under 2.7 
>> megafurlongs/fortnight. How do I convert left and right to metric when I 
>> cross the equator, bearing -pi/2? :-)
>
> You need a Jacob's staff for this... (:-))

I'd rather have a Jacob's Ladder.  Not much good for navigation,
but a lot more fun.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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