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I know well what a picosecond is. I still liked the comparison, because I havr a much better intuition for durations in the seconds to years range. And, to be
by Lukas_Skywalker 8y ago
I know well what a picosecond is. I still liked the comparison, because I havr a much better intuition for durations in the seconds to years range.
And, to be honest, I was surprised it was that large of a factor.
- cafard 8y agoIn the "Rules of Thumb" chapter in Jon Bentley's Perls of Programming book, there is the entry "Pi seconds is a nanocentury". My copy is not at the office, so I can't tell you to whom he attributes this.
- johnr2 8y ago> "Pi seconds is a nanocentury". My copy is not at the office, so I can't tell you to whom he attributes this. Tom Duff. It's in Column 7/7.1/Rules of Thumb.