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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    Eddy Vluggen wrote:

    they tell you there's x feet in an inch.

    There are: 0.0833333... feet in 1 inch.

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    And then the shoe-size is not measured in feet nor inches..

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      I put it to you that a variable, constant or define named "MILLISEC_PER_SEC" is never, ever, ever needed.

      cheers Chris Maunder

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      Come to think of it, are there any milliseconds in a Leap Second?

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      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

        Eddy Vluggen wrote:

        they tell you there's x feet in an inch.

        There are: 0.0833333... feet in 1 inch.

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        You only typed five 3s. Methinks you are missing some 3s! :-D

        Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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          I put it to you that a variable, constant or define named "MILLISEC_PER_SEC" is never, ever, ever needed.

          cheers Chris Maunder

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          megaadam
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          Of course not. The logical name is: MILLISEC_PER_SEC_1000_SIC

          ... such stuff as dreams are made on

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            yeah - but that's actually awesome

            cheers Chris Maunder

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            CodeWraith
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            Awesome nonsense. :-) He might just as well have blurped something like making the run in less than 38 lightyears.

            I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.

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            • C Chris Maunder

              I put it to you that a variable, constant or define named "MILLISEC_PER_SEC" is never, ever, ever needed.

              cheers Chris Maunder

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              Chris Maunder wrote:

              MILLISEC_PER_SEC

              American or UK Seconds?

              Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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              • C Chris Maunder

                I put it to you that a variable, constant or define named "MILLISEC_PER_SEC" is never, ever, ever needed.

                cheers Chris Maunder

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                RJOberg
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                How fast is your product traveling? You might need a variable for it.

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                  Chris Maunder wrote:

                  MILLISEC_PER_SEC

                  American or UK Seconds?

                  Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                  Rick York
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                  I once had a customer tell me, "I want this process time to be ten seconds. Ten German seconds. Not American seconds." We all laughed.

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                  • L Lost User

                    That's what I would think, as the SI-system is fairly logical. Then you meet someone from the UK and they tell you there's x feet in an inch. It's also a nice shortcut, to change the display from msec to sec, just by setting this constant to "0" instead of "1000" :p

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                    Eddy Vluggen wrote:

                    x feet in an inch.

                    Yes, but that's quite a difficult value. Imperial still has some very logical measurements, such as Rod (unit) - Wikipedia[^]

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                      You only typed five 3s. Methinks you are missing some 3s! :-D

                      Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!

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                      Hence the elipsis - I can't put a dot over a three reliably (there's no HTML overstrike-and-superscript tag that I know of)

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                      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                        Hence the elipsis - I can't put a dot over a three reliably (there's no HTML overstrike-and-superscript tag that I know of)

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                        Yes I know. I was just messing with you. :)

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                          That's what I would think, as the SI-system is fairly logical. Then you meet someone from the UK and they tell you there's x feet in an inch. It's also a nice shortcut, to change the display from msec to sec, just by setting this constant to "0" instead of "1000" :p

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                          Jochen Arndt
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                          Eddy Vluggen wrote:

                          It's also a nice shortcut, to change the display from msec to sec, just by setting this constant to "0" instead of "1000" :p

                          Depending on the usage you might then get a "Division by zero" exception / fatal error popup window instead.

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                            Yes I know. I was just messing with you. :)

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                            Damn. I was hoping you knew of one! ;)

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                              Damn. I was hoping you knew of one! ;)

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                              :-D

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                                Personally I prefer cubits

                                cheers Chris Maunder

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                                Is that cubits / Pirate-Ninja? Did you know there is a unit called the sheppey - about ​7⁄8 of a mile (1.4 km), defined as the closest distance at which sheep remain picturesque?

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                                  Is that cubits / Pirate-Ninja? Did you know there is a unit called the sheppey - about ​7⁄8 of a mile (1.4 km), defined as the closest distance at which sheep remain picturesque?

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                                  Chris Maunder
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                                  Must...refrain...from...New Zealand...joke....

                                  cheers Chris Maunder

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                                    Chris Maunder wrote:

                                    MILLISEC_PER_SEC

                                    American or UK Seconds?

                                    Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                                    Chris Maunder
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                                    Daylight Saving seconds.

                                    cheers Chris Maunder

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                                      Come to think of it, are there any milliseconds in a Leap Second?

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                                      Chris Maunder
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                                      It depends if you measure them or not.

                                      cheers Chris Maunder

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                                        I put it to you that a variable, constant or define named "MILLISEC_PER_SEC" is never, ever, ever needed.

                                        cheers Chris Maunder

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                                        Check again - in France it may have an alternative value.* *After all, they don't have a word for 'seventy', 'eighty', or 'ninety'

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                                          I put it to you that a variable, constant or define named "MILLISEC_PER_SEC" is never, ever, ever needed.

                                          cheers Chris Maunder

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                                          W Balboos GHB
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                                          Or, perhaps it's needed to differentiate in regions where they use an Imperial Second instead of a regular one.

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                                          "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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