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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: sci.environment
- Subject: Re: Development policies
- Date: 28 Dec 1992 18:39:52 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- References: <1992Dec14.162041.14406@vexcel.com> <724386200snx@tillage.DIALix.oz.au> <1992Dec15.155026.11786@vexcel.com> <1992Dec15.155957.12052@vexcel.com> <1992Dec18.164247.17939@ke4zv.uucp> <STEINLY.92Dec18154507@topaz.ucsc.edu>,<1992Dec21.162017.9194@ke4zv.uucp>
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- In article <1992Dec21.162017.9194@ke4zv.uucp>, gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
- >But like the Arkansas Legislators who passed a law saying pi=3.0 to make the
- >math easier
-
- First, it was *NOT* the Arkansas Legislature, it was either the Iowa or the
- Indiana legislature, if I recall correctly; second, the bill was introduced as
- a facetious dig at some other pending legislation, the point being that if the
- legislature was going to be silly enough to take the other legislation
- seriously, then they ought to consider setting the value of pi by fiat.
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- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
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