tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post1903456160724850314..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Don't do the mathZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-37519000471633649512008-02-04T14:57:00.000-08:002008-02-04T14:57:00.000-08:00"tongue-in-chief"Er, tongue-in-cheek, was what I w..."tongue-in-chief"<BR/><BR/>Er, tongue-in-cheek, was what I was trying to say.Gary Farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883503507068654673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-45675959368522451482008-02-04T10:28:00.000-08:002008-02-04T10:28:00.000-08:00For the record, the video is somewhat tongue-in-ch...For the record, the video is somewhat tongue-in-chief, and has a clear joke about the lack of a requirement to do math; the text on the page is a reflection of that conscious <I>joke</I>.<BR/><BR/>Similarly, the video wasn't <I>actually</I> filmed decades ago, on film, thus producing the aged film effect. And so on.Gary Farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883503507068654673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-52416064993764424852008-02-04T07:21:00.000-08:002008-02-04T07:21:00.000-08:00Well, yes, theoretically they should be doing poun...Well, yes, theoretically they should be doing pounds and ounces, but actually they just use decimal fractions of a pound. (At my vet's office, I mean... I can't speak for anywhere else.) So it's <I>almost</I> like metric...Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052684196866992031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-55206678834637036442008-02-04T06:57:00.000-08:002008-02-04T06:57:00.000-08:00I'd have trouble with doing that calculation -- ho...I'd have trouble with doing that calculation -- how much is a <I>tenth</I> of a pound (other than, say, 45.4g)? I grew up metric, and if I want to do fractions of pounds, I have to convert to grams first. In a base-ten system, if you get stuck, you can, in fact, count on your fingers. :)Interrobanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073177798747299275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-65162868295632600792008-02-03T17:50:00.000-08:002008-02-03T17:50:00.000-08:00I would've commented on the original post, but wor...I would've commented on the original post, but words failed me.<BR/><BR/>When I take my cat to the vet, they weigh her at the reception desk. I have a pre-weighed carrier -- 4.9 pounds -- so I don't have to take the cat out. Invariably, the receptionist pulls out a calculator. I say, "Just subtract five and add back a tenth." She nods "uh-huh" and continues typing. I give her the answer... she's still punching.<BR/><BR/>Asimov's "The Feeling of Power" is getting much closer to reality than I'm comfortable with.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052684196866992031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-74938589304049227532008-02-03T08:50:00.000-08:002008-02-03T08:50:00.000-08:00Is there a limit of one realignment? The tool seem...Is there a limit of one realignment? The tool seems faulty.<BR/><BR/>JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com