Re: OT - Convert output of byte count to GB count?
On Wed, 2013-02-13 at 15:39 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Wed, 2013-02-13 at 15:35 +0100, Alois Mahdal wrote:
> > On Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:41:47 +1300
> > Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> wrote:
> >
> > > On 13/02/13 14:32, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> > > > On 2/12/2013 4:43 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > >
> > > >> Assumed you'll build a fence, 10m long and every 1m there should
> > > >> be 1 fence post, how many fence posts do you need?
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > 11 :)
> > >
> > > Depends how you interpret the instructions. If it's "you can leave up
> > > to 1m hanging without a post", then you only need 9 :-)
> >
> > According to Jerry's interpretation: 11. According to yours, it's
> > actually 10 posts less, i.e. only 1.
> >
> > (Finally, as we know, there's only 10 kinds of people...)
> >
> > > Richard
>
> The wanted answer is 11, but OTOH 9 is also correct. "every 1m", so
> thanks to my broken English, it's possible to have the fence hanging on
> both ends.
"how many fence posts do you need?" ... e.g. interpreted as "at
minimum". So 9 and not 10.
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