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From: Stephen Leake <Stephe.Leake@nasa.gov>
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Subject: Re: Ideas for Ada 200X
Date: 02 Jun 2003 15:11:02 -0400
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Vinzent Hoefler <ada.rocks@jlfencey.com> writes:

> Stephen Leake wrote:
> 
> >18k11tm001@sneakemail.com (Russ) writes:
> >
> >> Yes, but it's far from the best and simplest solution.
> >
> >How far? 42 microns, no doubt :).
> 
> Just to mention that: Probably someone should define "far" here. In my
> business this 42 microns would be *way* too far (more than an order of
> magnitude). And I'm just talking about printing "Playboy" and such
> stuff. ;-)
> 
> >(Extra points for identifying the
> >cultural origions of that number :).
> 
> This one is easy. :-)
> 
> The answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and
> Everything. "Hitchhiker's Guide through the Galaxy" from Douglas Adams
> (1952-2001).

Yes, but that's just the "42". Where did "micron" come to mean "some
imaginary unit of measure"?

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-- Stephe