CamperBob

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1. 1201.▲
   by CamperBob 17y ago

   This museum wasn't in Kansas, was it?
2. 1202.▲
   by CamperBob 17y ago

   Machinists also don't like the metric system much. There's no metric unit that's anywhere close to the mil (thousandth of an inch). So in fabrication work, you're forced to either use large, oddball numbers of micrometers, compromise your
3. 1203.▲
   by CamperBob 17y ago

   My guess is that it's because you can divide sexagesimal time units into more useful fractions. That, in turn, might have simplified geartrain design in early timepieces. 100 = 2x2x5x5, while 60 = 2x2x5x3. A 100-minute hour would be divis
4. 1204.▲
   by CamperBob 17y ago

   Funny you should mention that; I remember playing with single-bit audio on the Apple II's speaker, and the title track from Thriller was about the only thing you could digitize and still recognize. Of course, only about 20-30 seconds would