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| From | Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> |
| Subject | Re: Significant digits in a float? |
| Date | Tue, 06 May 2014 19:48:20 -0400 |
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On Tue, 06 May 2014 09:51:25 -0500, Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com>
declaimed the following:
>On 5/1/14 9:06 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
>>> The N4-ES and the N4-T (mine) are essentially the same rule. The N4-ES
>>> on the site is yellow (mine is white) and the site rule indicates Picket
>>> & Eckel Inc. (that's where the E comes from) Also the the ES states
>>> Chicage Ill USA where the T states Made in USA.
>>
>> ES was for "Eye-Saver" -- the yellow background vs the bright white of
>> the other models.
>
> Actually, I think you're right. I never used the a yellow rule, but
>I will say that my N4-T never caused me any eye-strain (but I was
>younger then).
>
T was "Traditional" (ie; black on white)
> The N4-T was a flat white also... very easy to read. I really don't
>know what all the 'yellow' hype was all about.
Same thing as yellow chalk on a green board, vs white chalk on a black
board... Less extreme brightness levels, focusing on where the eye is most
sensitive (yellow-green)
--
Wulfraed Dennis Lee Bieber AF6VN
wlfraed@ix.netcom.com HTTP://wlfraed.home.netcom.com/
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Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-28 12:00 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-29 02:34 +0000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Ben Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-04-29 13:23 +1000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-29 05:43 +0000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-04-29 20:33 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-29 20:42 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-04-30 20:02 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 22:54 -0500
Re: Significant digits in a float? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2014-04-30 20:56 -0700
Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 23:16 -0500
Re: Significant digits in a float? William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> - 2014-05-01 11:53 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-05-06 11:29 -0500
Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-05-01 22:06 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-05-06 09:51 -0500
Re: Significant digits in a float? alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-05-06 15:18 +0000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-05-06 12:14 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-05-06 19:48 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-05-01 08:56 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2014-05-01 12:51 -0700
Re: Significant digits in a float? Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2014-05-01 22:05 +0100
Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-05-01 21:47 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-05-06 09:59 -0500
[OT] Silde rules [was Re: Significant digits in a float?] Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-05-06 16:10 +0000
Re: [OT] Silde rules Ben Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-05-07 10:01 +1000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2014-05-01 21:55 +0100
Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-05-01 22:26 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2014-05-08 20:58 +0100
Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-29 09:38 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 02:30 +1000
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Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 10:13 +1000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Ben Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-04-30 10:13 +1000
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Re: Significant digits in a float? Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-04-29 12:47 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-04-30 09:45 +1200
Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 02:59 +1000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2014-04-29 21:16 +0100
Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark H Harris <harrismh777@gmail.com> - 2014-04-29 15:39 -0500
Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 07:15 +1000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Ryan Hiebert <ryan@ryanhiebert.com> - 2014-04-29 15:42 -0500
Re: Significant digits in a float? emile <emile@fenx.com> - 2014-04-29 15:42 -0700
Re: Significant digits in a float? alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-04-30 09:03 +0000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-30 18:21 +0000
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Re: Significant digits in a float? alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-05-01 17:13 +0000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 08:51 +1000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2014-04-30 20:14 +1200
Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 18:27 +1000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-04-30 14:05 +0100
Re: Significant digits in a float? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-04-30 00:34 +0100
Re: Significant digits in a float? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-04-29 20:37 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-29 20:45 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 10:45 +1000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-29 20:48 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-04-29 19:31 -0700
Re: Significant digits in a float? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-30 02:59 +0000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-04-29 23:30 -0400
Re: Significant digits in a float? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-30 13:40 +1000
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Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-05-01 22:49 +0100
Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less alister <alister.nospam.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2014-05-02 08:49 +0000
Re: Off-topic circumnavigating the earth in a mile or less [was Re: Significant digits in a float?] Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 11:57 +1000
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Re: Significant digits in a float? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-30 02:50 +0000
Re: Significant digits in a float? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-04-30 18:18 +0000
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