I was in bed last night thinking about random stuff and was trying to compare the time setup (hours/minutes/etc) in a sci-fi book I just finished to our world. Its setup was 10 hours, 100 minutes, 100 seconds - 100,000 seconds/day. I was wondering how that mapped to the standard time setup. And, then it happened. Into my head popped 86,400. Seconds/day, that is.
How many other random constants do you remember because of being a programmer? Mine include:
- 86,400 seconds/day
- 3.1415926 (PI)
- 72 points/inch
- 4:3 (aspect ratio of a monitor)
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We are the carpenters and bricklayers of the Information Age.
Then there are Damian modules.... *sigh* ... that's not about being less-lazy -- that's about being on some really good drugs -- you know, there is no spoon. - flyingmoose
I shouldn't have to say this, but any code, unless otherwise stated, is untested
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