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Re: Python

From Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc, alt.folklore.computers, comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Python
Date 2026-03-04 20:13 -0700
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <10oascp$3fi12$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References (3 earlier) <10o9mre$327a7$3@dont-email.me> <n0rhccF3ue1U1@mid.individual.net> <aahm7mxp9.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10oa737$38s6l$1@dont-email.me> <10oac32$3aedo$3@dont-email.me>

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On 3/4/26 15:35, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Mar 2026 14:09:58 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:
> 
>> On 3/4/26 13:29, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2026-03-04 21:01, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>>> .
>>>> A man with one clock knows what time it is.  A man with two is
>>>> never quite sure...
>>>
>>> Experimental science would not agree.
>>
>> You would need at least three.
> 
> Three would be better than two, but two is already enough to come up
> with an error estimate on the measurement.

No, because if two don't agree, one could be just plain wrong. The Space 
Shuttle system had three processors run the same computation as a check.

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