Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 20:29:38 -0300 (ADT) From: arthur <arthur@col.auracom.com> To: David Wolfskill <dhw@whistle.com> Cc: newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Reference: Unix in 20-30 years Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980626195439.23268J-100000@outpost.col.auracom.com> In-Reply-To: <199806261541.IAA09741@pau-amma.whistle.com>
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On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, David Wolfskill wrote: > Or, if you just want to burn CPU cycles, there's an algorithm for > summing the reciprocals of the factorials -- works out to be "e" (the > base of natural logarithms, a transcendental irrational number, the > value of which (in decimal) is approximately 2.718281828459045...). I've > calculated it to several thousand decimal places.... :-) > > Cheers, > david > -- > David Wolfskill UNIX System Administrator > dhw@whistle.com voice: (650) 577-7158 pager: (650) 371-4621 > ...the above statement alone proves that there are some unix admins that have too much time on their hands due to fact that they are using a most efficient operating system. (tongue firmly planted in cheek) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - arthur@col.auracom.com In a world without fences, is there a need for gates --end-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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