[X4U] Don't Blame Me!

[Clifford H. Readout, Jr.]

On 11/30/05 7:24 PM, "x4u-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com"
<x4u-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com> wrote:

> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:33:34 -0800
> From: John Baltutis <baltwo at san.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [X4U] Tiger's Calculator.app no longer does percentages?
> To: x4u at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
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> On 11/30/05, Stroller <macmonster at myrealbox.com> wrote:
>> On Nov 29, 2005, at 3:18 pm, Art wrote:
>>> On Nov 29, 2005, at 1:11 AM, Eugene wrote:
>>> 
>>>> If it's a pure number, it's a pure number.  A percentage is not a
>>>> pure number.
>>> 
>>> And what, pray tell, is a "pure number"?
>> 
>> Maybe it's a bit like a natural number or a whole number, maybe like an
>> integer. Maybe it's like a real number, but I don't think so - I'll bet
>> it's more like an imaginary number.
>> 
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_number
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integer
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_number
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_number
>> 
> 
> Ah, nuts! You missed the critical pure number description:
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage>.
> 
> Now, see what you started Mr. Clifford H. Readout, Jr.


Now, now Mr. John Baltutis (highly esteemed list member that you are known
to be)! Don't blame me for this resurgence of miscalculation conversion
conversations. I'd not have read this one had I not seen your name attached
to it...

CR