ChrisElston wrote:

the bloke who got fired from his dung shoveling job cos he kept holding his shovel upside down

Do you mean something like a President who was photographed reading to children with the book upside down? :laugh:

ChrisElston wrote:

You might as well form a government of village idiots.

Isn't that what we have at the moment?

...when I get in at least 2 hours without hearing: "I don't mean to disturb you, but...."

Wikipedia Square root of 3 The square root of 3 is the positive real number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the number 3. It is denoted by The first sixty significant digits of its decimal expansion are: * 1.73205 08075 68877 29352 74463 41505 87236 69428 05253 81038 06280 5580... (sequence A002194 in OEIS) The rounded value of 1.732 is correct to within 0.01% of the actual value. The square root of 3 is an irrational number. It is also known as Theodorus' constant, named after Theodorus of Cyrene. It can be expressed as the continued fraction [1; 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, ...] (sequence A040001 in OEIS). If you can draw a line of 1 unit accurately to .01% of the actual value, I have a job for you :laugh:

Christian Graus wrote:

It's still the best bloody country to live in on the earth.

Oh I quite agree! After South Africa it is the best. ;P ;P

Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:

Nope, one year. After Dec 31st 1 BC comes January 1st 1 AD. There is 1 year between i.e. Jun 1st 1 BC and Jun 1st 1 AD

That's interesting! Where can I info on this?

http://www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud/cal_art.html[^] The system of numbering years A.D. (for "Anno Domini") was instituted in about the year 527 A.D. by the Roman abbot Dionysius Exiguus, who reckoned that the Incarnation of Jesus had occurred on March 25 in the year 754 a.u.c., with his birth occurring nine months later. Thus the year 754 a.u.c. was designated by him as the year 1 A.D. It is generally thought that his estimate of the time of this event was off by a few years (and there is even uncertainty as to whether he identified 1 A.D. with 754 a.u.c. or 753 a.u.c.). The question has been raised as to whether the first Christian millennium should be counted from 1 A.D. or from the year preceding it. According to Dionysius the Incarnation occurred on March 25th of the year preceding 1 A.D. (with the birth of Jesus occurring nine months later on December 25th), so it is reasonable to regard that year, rather than 1 A.D. as the first year of the Christian Era. In that case 1 A.D. is the second year, and 999 A.D. is the 1000th year, of the first Christian millennium, implying that 1999 A.D. is the final year of the second Christian millennium and 2000 A.D. the first year of the third.

Sean Cundiff wrote:

Centuries start with xx01. There was no Year 0. Years are 1-based.

You would be right if the the Julian calandar was started at point zero as 1. However it was only put into action in 45 AD and the Gregorian calandar some 1200 years later.Dates prior to point zero are simply an extension backwards from these dates and thus the 0 at zero point is implied.

Deyan Georgiev wrote:

No, you are not 1 year old, but you are living in your FIRST year. The time you take your first breath is the first second of your year 1, not the first second of your year ZERO. It’s exactly the same with the decades: 1970 is in the 70’s because in the first day of 1970 the seconds of the next 1971 are ticking.

Your First year starts at 0 and ends at 1 Your second year starts at 1 and ends at 2 ...... Your ninth year starts at 8 and ends at 9 Your tenth year starts at 9 and ends at 10 which is also the end of your first decade and the beginning of your second The day you turn 100 is the end of your first century and the beginning of your second.

Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:

There was 1 BC, and after that 1 AD. No zeroes there Smile

But 1BC to 1AD is two years so the zero is implied

Grant you that some may just want their homework done! But wouldn't it be quicker and less stressful to just ignore those you suspect of cheating and let others who want to answer do so?

Then I imagine the lounge will become the exclusive domain of the "experts" until, of course, the "super experts" eliminate the "experts" and so on. I must say I find the snide remarks and character slaying by the "experts" far more annoying than the questions of the "ignorant". Maybe the time has come to try something new!

I sure if you were to Google or "read a book" you will be able to find the material you need to discover that life and the lounge is not just about you and your level of expertise. It is somewhat paranoid to think that most questions are asked just to annoy you. Someone with little coding experience also has little posting experience and could benefit being guided to some explanation on how to post. Be gentle, be kind and you will be happy.

Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter Paul and Mary. And I can't believe I admitted that

bryce wrote:

If you don't have a team send me a message and I'll pick one for ya

No need! The Springboks will be bringing home the cup so just support the winning team.