Re: Prescriptive design rules
From: Marshall <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:14:38 -0000
Message-ID: <1188447278.788598.89110_at_q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:14:38 -0000
Message-ID: <1188447278.788598.89110_at_q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com>
On Aug 29, 7:54 pm, paul c <toledobythe..._at_oohay.ac> wrote:
> Bob Badour wrote:
>
> > What are the rules of thumb of addition?
>
> surely you mean rules of fingers!
It depends. People use base ten, so they need all their fingers, including the thumbs, to do addition. However computers internally use only the binary language of ones and zeroes, and so can get by with just thumbs.
Also, teenagers and their texting these days! Email is for old people they say.
Marshall
PS. And don't forget the binary language of moisture vaporators. Received on Thu Aug 30 2007 - 06:14:38 CEST