At 08:58 -0500 on 08/11/2008, Jeff Holst wrote about Re: California's
COBOL payroll system:
Back when I was in college studying physics, we referred to things with twist
or spin as having right- or left-handed spin. As one might expect,
the initial for right-handed was r, but the initial for left-handed
was s, for sinister. (Look up the origins of that word.)
Which is why the International NOT/NO Symbol uses a "Bar Sinister" Slash.
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