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From: pilgrim@muse.sfusd.k12.ca.us (John Pilgrim)
Subject: Re: WHERE ARE ALL THE OT EXPERTS???
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Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 20:35:42 GMT
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In article <31f7dcd9.13047299@nntpserver.swip.net>, not@here.com wrote:

> On Tue, 23 Jul 1996 14:46:50 -0700, Andrea Lee
> <marketing@hollywood.cinenet.net> wrote:
...
 99.999999999999999999999999999% of the computer community -
> the rest being you guys.

Assuming there are only two "guys" to whom you refer, in order to achieve
the level of precision on the percentage you state, the "computer
community" would have to have a population of N:

                       (N-2)/N *100%  = 99.999999999999999999999999999%

                       (N-2)/N        = 0.99999999999999999999999999999

                        N-2           = 0.99999999999999999999999999999*N

                         -2           = 0.99999999999999999999999999999*N - N

                         -2           = (0.99999999999999999999999999999 - 1) *N
  
                         -2           = -0.00000000000000000000000000001*N

-2 / -0.00000000000000000000000000001 = N

       200000000000000000000000000000 = N

or N = 200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 = 2*10^29

Thus I assume you are envisioning every man, woman and child on the
planet, along with all of the higher and even lower non-human animals all
using computers in your "computer community." 

:-)

Just messing with you!

Peace!

