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Re: Poor St. Hilaire
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Oct 16, 08:08 +1000
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From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2007 Oct 16, 08:08 +1000
John Karl wrote:
> I'm new to the NavList; so I apologize if members
> find this all verbose, irrelevant, or old hat.
Hey John; verbose, irrelevant and old hat stuff is welcome grist to our mill. Feel free to contribute your versions.
> If we use a $12 calculator
> we get 10-digit accuracy.
No, we get 10-digit precision. Accuracy depends on other factors, external to the calculator.
> To all criminals against GPS,
Why criminals?
> I'm new to the NavList; so I apologize if members
> find this all verbose, irrelevant, or old hat.
Hey John; verbose, irrelevant and old hat stuff is welcome grist to our mill. Feel free to contribute your versions.
> If we use a $12 calculator
> we get 10-digit accuracy.
No, we get 10-digit precision. Accuracy depends on other factors, external to the calculator.
> To all criminals against GPS,
Why criminals?
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