Am 07.05.23 um 11:45 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context:
I didn’t understand all details, and I guess some spelling errors are
intentional – was there a Calli? Does “precission” refer to anything?
And what’s the abbreviation for Theodores?
the theodore is only used in reporting an overflow so no real unit (just
like feet is no unit in tex but used in the message)
of course
concerning precission, indeed there was a real beautiful handcrafted
measuring device but as with much research one could sort of predict the
median outcome esp after the main sample was made beforehand by
carefully checking some resources; it was nice to see how most
attendents properties fit the bill
I thought maybe a play on precision vs. precession
(Alan will be pleased to know that actually the Thumb was the starting
point which happens to be close to an inch and the oid Dutch measure is
Duim.)
I understand that the rule of thumb is the rule of 1/11 feet in Amsterdam.
ps. So 'I didn’t understand all details' is quite okay because the idea
was to put you on the wrong foot (or theodore). It helps when you knwo
the people involved, does it?
I know it’s not funny to explain jokes, but I don’t seem to know all
people involved.
Hraban
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