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  • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

    The Pi day of the century is coming up: 3.14.15 9:26:53 (March 14th, 2015 at 9:26:53) Once-In-A-Century Thrill For Math Geeks! [^] Thought you'd all like to know. /disclaimer/ I am not associated in any way with the company. Just saw the post somewhere else on the internet.

    If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
    You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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    0bx
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    Most interesting fact about pi: you only need the first 6 digits to send a spacecraft into orbit of another star, yet some people memorize 100 digits of the number and it makes them feel smart.

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    • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

      The Pi day of the century is coming up: 3.14.15 9:26:53 (March 14th, 2015 at 9:26:53) Once-In-A-Century Thrill For Math Geeks! [^] Thought you'd all like to know. /disclaimer/ I am not associated in any way with the company. Just saw the post somewhere else on the internet.

      If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
      You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
      Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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      Amarnath S
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      Not in this part of the world. dd/mm/yyyy here.* For us, there is a somewhat coarse way: 22/7. (355/113 is better, but no day like that). Nothing like 3.141592653 seems possible here :-( * India

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      • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

        The Pi day of the century is coming up: 3.14.15 9:26:53 (March 14th, 2015 at 9:26:53) Once-In-A-Century Thrill For Math Geeks! [^] Thought you'd all like to know. /disclaimer/ I am not associated in any way with the company. Just saw the post somewhere else on the internet.

        If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
        You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
        Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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        Rob Grainger
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        Here in the UK we have to wait for 31/4/15 9:26:53.

        "If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough." Alan Kay.

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        • P PIEBALDconsult

          Oh, no... back to therapy... :sigh: Here's a comment I wrote nearly twenty years ago:

          // The version of PI we are currently running does not include pisn_sendexcepstruc which we want to use
          // so it is commented out and pisn_sendexceptions is used instead.
          // When pisn_sendexcepstruc becomes available, this should be changed

          // pisn_sendexcepstruc(line_array [line].tag [index].pt ,
          // line_array [line].tag [index].type ,
          // &(line_array [line].tag [index].except) ,
          // &(line_array [line].tag [index].count));

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          Tim Carmichael
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          Oooo... API calls... been using the SDK for so long now, I forgot out all of that joy. Mind you, my experience goes back to Toolkit calls when it was on VAX/VMS.

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          • T Tim Carmichael

            Oooo... API calls... been using the SDK for so long now, I forgot out all of that joy. Mind you, my experience goes back to Toolkit calls when it was on VAX/VMS.

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            PIEBALDconsult
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            Tim Carmichael wrote:

            VAX/VMS

            Yes. This was that. The fall of 1995. The guy who hired me called it "an Alpha-based VAX", which makes no sense at all, like saying "Pentium-based 486".

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            • A Amarnath S

              Not in this part of the world. dd/mm/yyyy here.* For us, there is a somewhat coarse way: 22/7. (355/113 is better, but no day like that). Nothing like 3.141592653 seems possible here :-( * India

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              TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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              then 31.4.15 9:26:53

              If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
              You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
              Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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              • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                then 31.4.15 9:26:53

                If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
                You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
                Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                Amarnath S
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                +5 Sure. Yes. Slipped my mind :-( (I was looking for 3.xx and not 31.xx; too much thinking 'inside the box')

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                • P PIEBALDconsult

                  Tim Carmichael wrote:

                  VAX/VMS

                  Yes. This was that. The fall of 1995. The guy who hired me called it "an Alpha-based VAX", which makes no sense at all, like saying "Pentium-based 486".

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                  PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                  VAX/VMS

                  Yes. This was that. The fall of 1995. The guy who hired me called it "an Alpha-based VAX", which makes no sense at all, like saying "Pentium-based 486".

                  VAX/VMS was originally a 32bit system. In the early '90s it was ported to the Alpha chip (64bit) Perhaps you were being informed you would be working on the 64bit (Alpha-based) version?

                  There are strangers on the Plain, Croaker

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                    PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                    VAX/VMS

                    Yes. This was that. The fall of 1995. The guy who hired me called it "an Alpha-based VAX", which makes no sense at all, like saying "Pentium-based 486".

                    VAX/VMS was originally a 32bit system. In the early '90s it was ported to the Alpha chip (64bit) Perhaps you were being informed you would be working on the 64bit (Alpha-based) version?

                    There are strangers on the Plain, Croaker

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                    PIEBALDconsult
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                    That would just be an Alpha (as I'm sure it was), with which I was already familiar. It's also possible the system had originally been a VAX and then refurbished to be an Alpha. :shrug:

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                      PIEBALDconsult wrote:

                      VAX/VMS

                      Yes. This was that. The fall of 1995. The guy who hired me called it "an Alpha-based VAX", which makes no sense at all, like saying "Pentium-based 486".

                      VAX/VMS was originally a 32bit system. In the early '90s it was ported to the Alpha chip (64bit) Perhaps you were being informed you would be working on the 64bit (Alpha-based) version?

                      There are strangers on the Plain, Croaker

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                      Ravi Bhavnani
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                      Any talk of VAX/VMS in these fora, and I feel obliged to draw everyone's attention to my license plate[^]. /ravi

                      My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                      • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                        then 31.4.15 9:26:53

                        If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
                        You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
                        Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                        Jorgen Andersson
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                        Have you had a look in a calendar before you wrote that. :-D

                        Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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                          Have you had a look in a calendar before you wrote that. :-D

                          Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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                          TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                          LOL. Of course. :-D

                          If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
                          You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
                          Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                            Here in the UK we have to wait for 31/4/15 9:26:53.

                            "If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough." Alan Kay.

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                            TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                            You must have a different calendar than what we do in the US. For us, April has only 30 days. :-D

                            If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
                            You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
                            Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                            • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                              LOL. Of course. :-D

                              If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
                              You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
                              Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                              Jorgen Andersson
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                              :thumbsup:

                              Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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                              • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                                You must have a different calendar than what we do in the US. For us, April has only 30 days. :-D

                                If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
                                You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
                                Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                                Rob Grainger
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                                Well done, you caught my intentional mistake ;-) :: cough :: Guess I'll have to wait until the 3rd of January, 4159.

                                "If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough." Alan Kay.

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                                • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                                  then 31.4.15 9:26:53

                                  If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
                                  You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
                                  Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                                  Nicholas Marty
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                                  And here I thought april only has 30 days. ;-P

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                                    And here I thought april only has 30 days. ;-P

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                                    TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                                    See here[^]

                                    If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
                                    You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
                                    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                                    • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                                      See here[^]

                                      If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
                                      You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
                                      Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein

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                                      Nicholas Marty
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                                      Yeah. I noticed that when I continued reading in this thread :-O

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