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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by danjc on Thursday October 05, 2023 @04:30AM (#37776160)
I built a tree house for my kids. I didn't exactly eyeball it but my amateur technique and planning left me having to do a lot of compensation for things being out of square.

Everything becomes a custom cut, often in multiple dimensions and all earlier errors cascade all the way to the end.

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Re:Pythagorean Theorem Found on Clay Tablet 1k Years Older T... by berkes on Thursday October 05, 2023 @06:15AM (#37776787)
> Everything becomes a custom cut, often in multiple dimensions and all earlier errors cascade all the way to the end.

Unrelated, but that sounds exactly like many software projects I've been unfortunately part of.

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