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Title: Wednesday is 11022011, a very rare eight-digit palindrome day
Post by: Teatownclown on November 02, 2011, 10:18:04 AM
Yours truly......Aoxomoxoa  ;)
Title: Re: Wednesday is 11022011, a very rare eight-digit palindrome day
Post by: Red Arrow on November 02, 2011, 10:24:46 AM
Quote from: Teatownclown on November 02, 2011, 10:18:04 AM
Yours truly......Aoxomoxoa  ;)

Only if you use mmddyyyy. 

Other places in the world use ddmmyyyy.
Title: Re: Wednesday is 11022011, a very rare eight-digit palindrome day
Post by: Teatownclown on November 02, 2011, 10:26:48 AM
RA, weren't you the one who inquired why I use a K for 1000's?...Like 20k=20,000?
Title: Re: Wednesday is 11022011, a very rare eight-digit palindrome day
Post by: Red Arrow on November 02, 2011, 10:43:25 AM
Quote from: Teatownclown on November 02, 2011, 10:26:48 AM
RA, weren't you the one who inquired why I use a K for 1000's?...Like 20k=20,000?

I doubt it.  I've used the metric prefixes for years.  I've asked Conan (I think) if his use of M for 1000 rather than M for 1,000,000 is because of the gas industry and he said yes.

I think I asked you why you put the % sign in front of a number rather than behind  %45 vs. 45%.
Title: Re: Wednesday is 11022011, a very rare eight-digit palindrome day
Post by: Teatownclown on November 02, 2011, 10:51:47 AM
Quote from: Red Arrow on November 02, 2011, 10:43:25 AM
I doubt it.  I've used the metric prefixes for years.  I've asked Conan (I think) if his use of M for 1000 rather than M for 1,000,000 is because of the gas industry and he said yes.

I think I asked you why you put the % sign in front of a number rather than behind  %45 vs. 45%.

Oh yes! That was it....
Title: Re: Wednesday is 11022011, a very rare eight-digit palindrome day
Post by: nathanm on November 02, 2011, 05:26:48 PM
Quote from: Red Arrow on November 02, 2011, 10:43:25 AM
I doubt it.  I've used the metric prefixes for years.  I've asked Conan (I think) if his use of M for 1000 rather than M for 1,000,000 is because of the gas industry and he said yes.

I know I much prefer it when the production statements say MMCF instead of MCF. ;)
Title: Re: Wednesday is 11022011, a very rare eight-digit palindrome day
Post by: Red Arrow on November 02, 2011, 05:38:57 PM
Quote from: nathanm on November 02, 2011, 05:26:48 PM
I know I much prefer it when the production statements say MMCF instead of MCF. ;)

When you remember it's still 10^6  the thrill goes away.
Title: Re: Wednesday is 11022011, a very rare eight-digit palindrome day
Post by: nathanm on November 02, 2011, 05:55:59 PM
Quote from: Red Arrow on November 02, 2011, 05:38:57 PM
When you remember it's still 10^6  the thrill goes away.

The thrill goes away when I see that my interest is .000247, leaving me with a six dollar check.
Title: Re: Wednesday is 11022011, a very rare eight-digit palindrome day
Post by: Red Arrow on November 02, 2011, 06:16:07 PM
Quote from: nathanm on November 02, 2011, 05:55:59 PM
The thrill goes away when I see that my interest is .000247, leaving me with a six dollar check.

I have some CDs in one Credit Union paying about 0.9%.  Other CUs where I have CDs are paying about 0.6% which is still about twice what commercial banks are paying.  Retirement will have to wait longer than I expected.
Title: Re: Wednesday is 11022011, a very rare eight-digit palindrome day
Post by: Conan71 on November 02, 2011, 08:53:41 PM
Quote from: nathanm on November 02, 2011, 05:26:48 PM
I know I much prefer it when the production statements say MMCF instead of MCF. ;)

A lot of my commercial clients are billed in DTH as well.  We also do a lot of cost per therm analysis in putting together proposals.  I like it when I meet with a feed mill owner:

"Sonny don't try to impress me with that engineering bullshit!"

"Well great, I won't.  This economizer is going to save you a shitload of gas!"

"SOLD!"