Re: [OT] Mathematics and the uselessness of numbers (was Re: Help buying Economic Printer)

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

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On 07/12/07 12:25, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2007 at 11:40:11AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 07/11/07 18:44, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 10:31:29PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>> On 07/10/07 22:21, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
>>>>> I thought you established that it doesn't get hot in Canada.
>>> Well, I'm almost in canada and it's 104F (40C) here today with 106F (41C) 
>>> tomorrow
>>> and saturday. But, as was already said, at least its a dry heat. So much 
>>> for our 85F (29C) average...
>> That's why it's called an *average*.
>>
>> Because people (even, apparently, smart people like you) seem to fixate on 
>> that "average" number and think that "because that's the average, that's 
>> what the temperature is supposed to be", weather sites should *not* post 
>> average, but *should* post the *range* of temperatures 1 STDDEV above and 
>> below the average.
> 
> please Ron. I'm fully aware of what an average is and was merely jumping on the "let's
> discuss random weather stuff" band-wagon and having a little fun. 
> 
> sheesh.

I shouldn't have sounded so harsh, and transferred to you my
aggravation with most people.

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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