On Sun 12 Jan, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> In a message dated 97-01-12 00:24:22 EST, Stan or Dennis or Joao or somebody
> wrote:
>
> >>> Let's see, if it's 20 o'clock, it must be 8 hours after 12. But which 12?
> Did the computer start counting at midnight or at noon? (Don't laugh.
> Remember, I'm a Parkie. And HAL has already screwed up the date.) And how
> many hours do I add or subtract from the time to relate it to my location?
> >>>
>
> Aha! Another case of misapplied science in action. If we but used latitude
> instead of longitude to measure time this silliness of +/- 4 hours to the
> east or west, International date lines and Greenwich Mean Time would all
> <snip>
> to you and all yours, this is Rat in Arizona wishing you the best in this new
> year.
>
> Don Anderson, aka Sandrodent (52/6/registered Republican/A pos/11C shoe/7 &
> 1/2 hat/Bears win, Cubs lose, Sox who cares)
> =======================================================
To Rat in Arizona
Congratulations on a technological tour-de-force. Rarely have I seen
such irrefutable logic deployed in such a masterly fashion.
To residents of New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California and Mexico :
Quick! Build a fence around Arizona. I don't know what is going on
there, but if it ever gets loose, it could be the end of Time As
We Know It!
Regards,
--
Brian Collins <[log in to unmask]>
