Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:39:48 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/astro/xearth/files freebsd.committers.markers Message-ID: <20050928103948.bukkifdg288k4sg8@netchild.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <20050927235127.GE29567@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <200509252339.j8PNdj7c030486@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050926002701.GA73355@xor.obsecurity.org> <20050926003308.GF29567@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20050926213633.12b1b9c8@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <20050927235127.GE29567@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> On Monday, 26 September 2005 at 21:36:33 +0200, Alexander Leidinger wrote:
>> On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:03:08 +0930
>> "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sunday, 25 September 2005 at 20:27:01 -0400, Kris Kennaway wrote:
>>>> On Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 11:39:45PM +0000, Greg Lehey wrote:
>>>>> grog 2005-09-25 23:39:45 UTC
>>
>>>>> Log:
>>>>> Specify location accurately enough for Google Maps.
>>>>>
>>>>> This appears to require 5 digits after the decimal point.
>>>>> Specifying 6 would pinpoint the location to about 11 cm in a
>>>>> north/south direction and about 8 in east/wast, which is too
>>>>> specific for moving beings.
>>>>
>>>> What about beings who rarely move from behind their monitor, like
>>>> many hackers? :)
>>>
>>> I had thought of that. But we're talking about distances shorter than
>>> the height of a keyboard here. You'd have to be completely paralyzed
^^^^^^
I' was talking about this one.
>>> and communicate with the outside world via a touch pad.
>>
>> The *height* of your keyboard is 8cm or more?
>
> I didn't mention the height. But for reference, at the back it's
> about 6.5 cm.
You mentioned 8 and 11 cm and compared them against the height of a keyboard.
>> I'm talking about the negative direction the gravity force typically
>> has here on earth.
>
> This is irrelevant in the current situation.
Yes, it is. But I wondered about it because of your above statements and I
was curious and tried to make sure we talk about the same thing.
Bye,
Alexander.
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