Comment Re:How presumptuous (Score 1) 216
The moon is made of biscuit, therefore 1+1=2.
If the premise is false, then the conclusion *may* be false. Or true. Or neither.
Comment Re:1E3*1E5=1E9? (Score 2, Insightful) 773
Thousand and million have always been the same in the US and UK, and the British billion has just about died about in the UK, sadly -- 'billion' means 'thousand million' to us these days, just like it does for you.
It's a pity, as I did like the name 'milliard' for a thousand million (a billion used to be a million million), but I suppose the gain in consistency is worth it.
How about you start using metric measurements in return?
Comment Re:Citizenship (Score 1) 439
No, the movie was much better than the book, which was Heinlein's standard unreadable tripe. The movie on the other hand, while limited, had some interesting aspects, including the vision of a fascist-style world state. I've never been able to work out why people hate the movie so much.
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Submission + - No IETF April Fools RFCs this year, but new book!
JerseyTom writes: "IETF (the group that sets the internet protocol standards) often releases a hoax RFC document on April Fools Day. The most famous is the RFC 1149: Standard for the transmission of IP datagrams on Avian Carriers. Sadly, no new funny from IETF today. However, you can now get the complete collection of IETF humor in one book, perfect for the coffee table in your geek apartment, or on your bookshelf at work. The book includes commentary by famous Internet names like Bradner, Templeton and O'Dell. The project was coordinated by sysadmin author Thomas A. Limoncelli and Unix/Internet historian Peter J. Salus. Best quote from their web site is "When the network is down, this book won't help you at all!" More at www.RFC-Humor.com"
