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Most interesting to me was the "units" utility. I didn't know it existed.
by mcav 16y ago
Most interesting to me was the "units" utility. I didn't know it existed.
- derwiki 16y agoI wouldn't have even thought to look for such a program. And this is how I justify reading stories like this :)
- groaner 16y agoI think fewer people are aware of it these days when you can simply hit up google: http://www.google.com/search?q=.003+light+seconds+in+miles http://www.google.com/search?q=.003+light+seconds+in+miles Though it seems they haven't gotten millilightseconds to work.
- vtail 16y agoAs always, WolframAlpha is your friend: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=3+millilight+seconds http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=3+millilight+seconds 558.8 miles or 899.4 kilometers They even have "comparisons", e.g. for 30 millilight seconds: ~~ 1.4 x Amazon River length (~~ 6400 km )
- chbarts 16y agoTake a look at the data file (/usr/share/misc/units.dat) some time. It's an interesting little declarative non-Turing-complete DSL, in addition to being a handy reference manual.