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I posted this message over 6 hours ago and have not seen it come back. So
here it is again.
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Speaking of DAN and IWR: there is an article on IWR called "The Quagmire" in
the latest issue of DAN's Alert Diver Magazine. The author is Richard
Dunford, M.S.
The article goes into great detail on the studies that would be require to
acurately charactorize the risks/benefits of IWR. It also discusses the
implications of making a "statement or recommendation" to the public. The
article concludes that(I Quote here) :
"The Divers Alert Network is in the developing stages of a study that will
attempt to collect data from one million profiles (as recorded by
decompression computer) and a post dive interview."
there is some iterveaning text and then this:
"But if the results of our proposed Doppler study agreed with the one million
divers surveyed, the two together provide stronger support for any
recommendation made."
So Rich & Roger, maybe it will not be so difficult to enlist DAN's support.
tnt
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On the lighter side of things:
Q: How many Pentium designers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: 1.99904274017, but that's close enough for non-technical people.
Q: Why didn't Intel call the Pentium the 586?
A: Because they added 486 and 100 on the first Pentium and got
585.999983605.
Q: According to Intel, the Pentium conforms to the IEEE standards 754 and
854 for floating point arithmetic. If you fly in aircraft designed
using a Pentium, what is the correct pronunciation of "IEEE"?
A: Aaaaaaaiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee!
Q: What's another name for the "Intel Inside" sticker they put on
Pentiums?
A: Warning label.
TOP TEN NEW INTEL SLOGANS FOR THE PENTIUM
9.9999973251 It's a FLAW, Dammit, Not a Bug
8.9999163362 It's Close Enough, We Say So
7.9999414610 Nearly 300 Correct Opcodes
6.9999831538 You Don't Need to Know What's Inside
5.9999835137 Redefining the PC--and Mathematics As Well
4.9999999021 We Fixed It, Really
3.9998245917 Division Considered Harmful
2.9991523619 Why Do You Think They Call It *Floating* Point?
1.9999103517 We're Looking for a Few Good Flaws
0.9999999998 The Errata Inside
Jim Matulevich
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