XPost: alt.alien.research, alt.paranormal.crop-circles, sci.skeptic   
   From: pcharestno@spamspringmind.com   
      
   On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 14:45:07 -0400, "Twonky"  wrote:   
      
   >Oh boy. One of my pet peeves with rocket science morons...   
   >You asked for it....0.... is very important. First, let me ask you;   
   >"On what year does a millennium start....?"   
   >   
   >You have nine digits and a 0...0~123456789 ad infinitum....   
   >When you count 1-9 it should end there. 10 to 19, you are   
   >counting ten '1s'. That's the ten count.   
   >   
   >'01' is binary....   
   >   
   >"00000100" is 'Hex'. Why all the 0's...? For placement..   
   >   
   >So place a 0 before the count to 10. Count your indeX finger   
   >as one. The indeX finger is used for; "We're number one....!"   
   >And it is the first 'hand' digit. And when you do that you count   
   >your four digits as they should be. And the second four fall into   
   >place. So negate the thumb that starts your count, and start the   
   >count on the finger you use to represent number one.....   
   >   
   >And then watch how much smoother the count goes.....   
   >How much more sense it makes. Because you count the   
   >ten duplicate digits to the left as the ten count....   
   >   
   >Pretty neat, huh....?   
      
   Um....no, it's pretty stupid, actually.   
      
   You are a real nutjob, Twinks...why don't you just kill yourself   
   now?   
      
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   Pete Charest   
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