From: bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com   
      
   On 2/15/26 08:55, Paul S Person wrote:   
   > On Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:11:51 -0500 (EST), kludge@panix.com (Scott   
   > Dorsey) wrote:   
   >   
   >> Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=   wrote:   
   >>> On Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:19:59 -0500 (EST), Scott Dorsey wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> "A penny's worth of better algorithm is worth a million dollars   
   >>>>   worth of better hardware."   
   >>>>       -- gus baird   
   >>>   
   >>> Was that back when programmers were being paid pennies to program   
   >>> computers worth millions of dollars?   
   >>   
   >> Yes, as opposed today when programmers are paid pennies to write   
   >> programs run on millions of computers each worth only a few dollars.   
   >   
   > Then shouldn't the "penny" be adjusted for inflation?   
      
   	Yes but the US Penny is being eliminated due to cost. Last I read was about   
        4.6 cents to make each penny.  And it is now mostly zinc so not a   
   copper's worth.   
      
   		bliss   
      
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