Re: Nearest Common Ancestor Report (XDb1's $1000 Challenge)
From: Gene Wirchenko <genew_at_mail.ocis.net>
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 10:03:05 -0700
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Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 10:03:05 -0700
Message-ID: <7cgec0t0ku91sfrgauis93q0fjnp0jtatg_at_4ax.com>
"Laconic2" <laconic2_at_comcast.net> wrote:
>parody follows... don't take seriously....
>
>What most of you don't realize about Neocon's offer is that prize amount has
>to be normalized.
>
>You see, the original offer contains redundant zeroes. So once you
>normalize the prize by eliminating all those redundant zeroes, the prize
>really comes down to $10.
>
>Now do you see?
And you are probably going to say that it is in binary, too!
Well, that makes Neo a two-dollar con artist if he does not pay. It would be more on-topic for him to be a two-bit con artist though.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences. You have biases. He/She has prejudices.Received on Wed Jun 09 2004 - 19:03:05 CEST