In article <mailman.426.1278606698.1673.python-l...@python.org>, Chris Rebert <c...@rebertia.com> wrote: >On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Giacomo Boffi <giacomo.bo...@polimi.it> wrote: >> "Zooko O'Whielacronx" <zo...@zooko.com> writes: >>> >>> I'm starting to think that one should use Decimals by default and >>> reserve floats for special cases. >> >> would you kindly lend me your Decimals ruler? i need to measure the >> sides of the triangle whose area i have to compute > >If your ruler doesn't have a [second] set of marks for centimeters and >millimeters, that's really one cheap/cruddy ruler you're using.
Unless I'm badly mistaken, Giacomo was making a funny about Greek geometers. -- Aahz (a...@pythoncraft.com) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "....Normal is what cuts off your sixth finger and your tail..." --Siobhan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
