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F4ze	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:34:00 - [151] In Belgium it is often noted like this: 11'484 or 11`484 or a high dot and ofcourse a comma to seperate decimal values.
F4ze	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:34:00 - [152] In Belgium it is often noted like this: 11'484 or 11`484 or a high dot and ofcourse a comma to seperate decimal values.
Meehan	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:34:00 - [153] Originally by: TheMiner I live in USA. I've lived here for 18 years of my 22 year life. Thanks.
Meehan	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:34:00 - [154] Originally by: TheMiner I live in USA. I've lived here for 18 years of my 22 year life. Thanks.
TheMiner	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:35:00 - [155] Originally by: Scorpyn Edited by: Scorpyn on 13/10/2004 09:34:32 Meehan are you feeling grumpy today? Even if he's wrong in your opinion it's not a reason to insult him over and over... Even your allies are correcting you now.
TheMiner	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:35:00 - [156] Originally by: Scorpyn Edited by: Scorpyn on 13/10/2004 09:34:32 Meehan are you feeling grumpy today? Even if he's wrong in your opinion it's not a reason to insult him over and over... Even your allies are correcting you now.
Meehan	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:37:00 - [157] Allies? I'm doing pretty on my own thank you, what they think is actually irrelevant, even though they happen to mostly agree with me in this case.
Meehan	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:37:00 - [158] Allies? I'm doing pretty on my own thank you, what they think is actually irrelevant, even though they happen to mostly agree with me in this case.
TheMiner	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:37:00 - [159] Originally by: Meehan Because today we use math's where it's not practical? I'm sure it worked just fine back for them, considering the Incan civilization was way more mathematically advanced back then compared to the European nations. Whuh-oh, not so owned after all. LOL NO! You are SO OWNED! Are you saying if I introduced the number system we use now to the Incans that their wise and intelligent members of society would not recognize it as superior? Who wants to make 67 knots in a rope to tell a shopkeeper how many gold nuggets he needs to give you when you could just write a 6 and a 7? LOL
TheMiner	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:37:00 - [160] Originally by: Meehan Because today we use math's where it's not practical? I'm sure it worked just fine back for them, considering the Incan civilization was way more mathematically advanced back then compared to the European nations. Whuh-oh, not so owned after all. LOL NO! You are SO OWNED! Are you saying if I introduced the number system we use now to the Incans that their wise and intelligent members of society would not recognize it as superior? Who wants to make 67 knots in a rope to tell a shopkeeper how many gold nuggets he needs to give you when you could just write a 6 and a 7? LOL
TheMiner	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:38:00 - [161] Originally by: F4ze In Belgium it is often noted like this: 11'484 or 11`484 or a high dot and ofcourse a comma to seperate decimal values. Thats 100% fine. No problem there at all. I mean sure.. it would be nice if the whole world used the exact same system so that we could communicate more clearly (not saying which system is the best..but one certainly is..or has more advantages than the others.) But I CAN tell you that the English system of miles, feet, and inches SUCKS compared to the metric system. Thats just a fact.
TheMiner	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:38:00 - [162] Originally by: F4ze In Belgium it is often noted like this: 11'484 or 11`484 or a high dot and ofcourse a comma to seperate decimal values. Thats 100% fine. No problem there at all. I mean sure.. it would be nice if the whole world used the exact same system so that we could communicate more clearly (not saying which system is the best..but one certainly is..or has more advantages than the others.) But I CAN tell you that the English system of miles, feet, and inches SUCKS compared to the metric system. Thats just a fact.
Wren	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:38:00 - [163] So, the progression is.. No numbers knots on ropes roman arabic and finally what we have today. So, if no system is inferior, I ask again, why aren't we using roman numerals to program with or knots on ropes when we go to the store? Because they were phased out as being inferior to the needs of society. And in EVE, the society needs to not blow millions of ISK on accident due to scamming on prices using the way EVE displays numbers. --------------------------------------------------
Wren	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:38:00 - [164] So, the progression is.. No numbers knots on ropes roman arabic and finally what we have today. So, if no system is inferior, I ask again, why aren't we using roman numerals to program with or knots on ropes when we go to the store? Because they were phased out as being inferior to the needs of society. And in EVE, the society needs to not blow millions of ISK on accident due to scamming on prices using the way EVE displays numbers. --------------------------------------------------
Meehan	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:39:00 - [165] Originally by: TheMiner Originally by: Meehan Because today we use math's where it's not practical? I'm sure it worked just fine back for them, considering the Incan civilization was way more mathematically advanced back then compared to the European nations. Whuh-oh, not so owned after all. LOL NO! You are SO OWNED! Are you saying if I introduced the number system we use now to the Incans that their wise and intelligent members of society would not recognize it as superior? Who wants to make 67 knots in a rope to tell a shopkeeper how many gold nuggets he needs to give you when you could just write a 6 and a 7? LOL It's a matter of necessity and not overdoing it. Fact remains, their mathematical knowledge was superior to ours, so your argument in this case is nill.
Meehan	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:39:00 - [166] Originally by: TheMiner Originally by: Meehan Because today we use math's where it's not practical? I'm sure it worked just fine back for them, considering the Incan civilization was way more mathematically advanced back then compared to the European nations. Whuh-oh, not so owned after all. LOL NO! You are SO OWNED! Are you saying if I introduced the number system we use now to the Incans that their wise and intelligent members of society would not recognize it as superior? Who wants to make 67 knots in a rope to tell a shopkeeper how many gold nuggets he needs to give you when you could just write a 6 and a 7? LOL It's a matter of necessity and not overdoing it. Fact remains, their mathematical knowledge was superior to ours, so your argument in this case is nill.
TheMiner	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:40:00 - [167] Originally by: Meehan Allies? I'm doing pretty on my own thank you, what they think is actually irrelevant, even though they happen to mostly agree with me in this case. Dude.. sorry to say but if this was an EVE ship battle... you got podded 2x in a row without buying a clone an hr ago.
TheMiner	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:40:00 - [168] Originally by: Meehan Allies? I'm doing pretty on my own thank you, what they think is actually irrelevant, even though they happen to mostly agree with me in this case. Dude.. sorry to say but if this was an EVE ship battle... you got podded 2x in a row without buying a clone an hr ago.
Feyd Darkholme	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:41:00 - [169] ... So I'm sitting here reading the first page of this thread thinking to myself, "Six pages, they can't all be bashing each others countries and arguing about punctuations..."... Turn right to page six, and sure enough... ---------------
Feyd Darkholme	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:41:00 - [170] ... So I'm sitting here reading the first page of this thread thinking to myself, "Six pages, they can't all be bashing each others countries and arguing about punctuations..."... Turn right to page six, and sure enough... ---------------
Meehan	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:41:00 - [171] Originally by: TheMiner Originally by: Meehan Allies? I'm doing pretty on my own thank you, what they think is actually irrelevant, even though they happen to mostly agree with me in this case. Dude.. sorry to say but if this was an EVE ship battle... you got podded 2x in a row without buying a clone an hr ago. Perhaps so, but I'd still feel sorry for you to be honest
Meehan	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:41:00 - [172] Originally by: TheMiner Edited by: TheMiner on 13/10/2004 09:43:34 And now you are blatanetly lying. You're not very highly educated, are you?
Meehan	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:41:00 - [173] Originally by: TheMiner Originally by: Meehan Allies? I'm doing pretty on my own thank you, what they think is actually irrelevant, even though they happen to mostly agree with me in this case. Dude.. sorry to say but if this was an EVE ship battle... you got podded 2x in a row without buying a clone an hr ago. Perhaps so, but I'd still feel sorry for you to be honest
Meehan	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:41:00 - [174] Originally by: TheMiner Edited by: TheMiner on 13/10/2004 09:43:34 And now you are blatanetly lying. You're not very highly educated, are you?
TheMiner	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:41:00 - [175] Edited by: TheMiner on 13/10/2004 09:43:34 And now you are blatanetly lying.
TheMiner	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:41:00 - [176] Edited by: TheMiner on 13/10/2004 09:43:34 And now you are blatanetly lying.
TheMiner	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:43:00 - [177] Why? Is being highly educated a "good" thing or something? Are you saying being highly educated is "better" than not being highly educated? Can one school system be "better" than another?
TheMiner	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:43:00 - [178] Why? Is being highly educated a "good" thing or something? Are you saying being highly educated is "better" than not being highly educated? Can one school system be "better" than another?
Elric Mortis	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:44:00 - [179] Meehan, if you live in europe you should know that we dont write numbers like that: 12345678, we write them this way 12 345 678, i guess some countries use "," or "." while there is no law that would forbid you from writing however you want most ppl still use SPACE over here to make things clearer. "There can be no Light without the Dark."
Elric Mortis	Posted - 2004.10.13 09:44:00 - [180] Meehan, if you live in europe you should know that we dont write numbers like that: 12345678, we write them this way 12 345 678, i guess some countries use "," or "." while there is no law that would forbid you from writing however you want most ppl still use SPACE over here to make things clearer. "There can be no Light without the Dark."

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