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Re: GNU

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From Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com>
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Subject Re: GNU
Date Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:51:30 -0700
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Snidely explained :
> Lawrence D’Oliveiro presented the following explanation :
>> On Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:49:50 +0100, J. J. Lodder wrote:
>>
>>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:57:54 +0100, J. J. Lodder wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> As for daily practice at sea: the ships chronometer could of
>>>>> course be carried up to the deck for reading it with the
>>>>> culmination of the sun. What I have read about it says that they
>>>>> preferred to leave it safely and undisturbed and at rest in the
>>>>> captains cabin,
>>>> 
>>>> The ones that Harrison built were far too large and heavy to be
>>>> easily portable.
>>> 
>>> Certainly, but this is not relevant to my text above.
>>
>> Your text above was talking about moving the chronometer up and down,
>> to and from the deck, to make daily observations. I was pointing out
>> why that wasn’t feasible.
>
> And he claims that it is feasible BUT preferable (as in lower risk to 
> instrument) to not move the chronometer.

Perhaps that would be clearer if I had put the knotty "not" after the 
butt of "but".  Might be easier to barrel through, then.

>
>> Maybe you feel that refutations of your claims are somehow “not
>> relevant” to your claims ... but that’s not how logic works.
>
> Each of you has the opportunity to point to specific instruments (many are 
> available in maritime museums, no?).  Perhaps the development timeline is 
> also a factor here.
>
> /dps

-d

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