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Re:Thousandth of an Inch on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @06:26AM (#34894193)
Which is why a more common unit in imperial machining is the "tenth", which is one ten thousandth of an inch.
Re:Show HN: I may have created a new type of puzzle on Sunday September 18, 2022 @04:35PM (#32891265)
Your daughter is awesome.
Re:Show HN: I may have created a new type of puzzle on Sunday September 18, 2022 @04:33PM (#32891245)
I disagree with this completely. The level of difficulty is just enough to get the brain properly churning with a manageable level of frustration without being completely impossible.
Is it really true that their hoard is enough to keep the site running for decades? it seems their annual surplus is less than their annual expenses..
Now apply that to 90% of management roles in 90% of companies. Human nature is a bitch.
To reiterate what others have already said about letting your manger decide how / whether to implement this, I have seen an employee be shown the door immediately over something as simple as optimising an excel spreadsheet. Tread carefully, dont present yourself as a hero.. Automation is a sombre subject and should be treated as such.
Re:Second-Order Thinking on Monday August 15, 2022 @08:30AM (#32468827)
The same concept is the gist of a lot of 'Basic Economics', also by Sowell.. Good intentions are not enough. Solutions to one problem will always create incentives for others to exploit.