John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
My daughter asked me the other day if I knew how to type 3/16 as a fraction. >> IApparantly she had been asked by an uncle, who wanted to to this but it is >> pretty computer illiterate.
I did not know, but she searched around and found this neat gizmo:
https://lights0123.com/fractions/
which enabled her to produce ?⁄??
I thought that someone might find it useful. You never know.
Old John.
--
God made the integers. All else is the work of man.
Your .sig is quite apposite!
Regrettably, what your gizmo produces is illegible here. It's
interesting though and I expect it will be useful for those who
can render Unicode (which MacSOUP can't).
Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
My daughter asked me the other day if I knew how to type 3/16 as a fraction.
IApparantly she had been asked by an uncle, who wanted to to this but it is >>> pretty computer illiterate.
I did not know, but she searched around and found this neat gizmo:
https://lights0123.com/fractions/
which enabled her to produce ?⁄??
I thought that someone might find it useful. You never know.
Old John.
--
God made the integers. All else is the work of man.
Your .sig is quite apposite!
Regrettably, what your gizmo produces is illegible here. It's
interesting though and I expect it will be useful for those who
can render Unicode (which MacSOUP can't).
Just entered 5/7 and is visible in NewsTap - see immediately below
⁵⁄₇
I think I’ll stick with good decimal fractions, i. e. 0.517 to 3 decimal places.
My daughter asked me the other day if I knew how to type 3/16 as a fraction. IApparantly she had been asked by an uncle, who wanted to to this but it is pretty computer illiterate.
I did not know, but she searched around and found this neat gizmo:
https://lights0123.com/fractions/
which enabled her to produce ³⁄₁₆
I thought that someone might find it useful. You never know.
in 1968!
On 22/04/2025 15:14, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
On 22.04.25 13:52, Alan B wrote:How would you categorise yourself then? No European ancestry?
Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
My daughter asked me the other day if I knew how to type 3/16 as a fraction.
IApparantly she had been asked by an uncle, who wanted to to this but it is
pretty computer illiterate.
I did not know, but she searched around and found this neat gizmo:
https://lights0123.com/fractions/
which enabled her to produce ?⁄??
I thought that someone might find it useful. You never know.
Old John.
--
God made the integers. All else is the work of man.
Your .sig is quite apposite!
Regrettably, what your gizmo produces is illegible here. It's
interesting though and I expect it will be useful for those who
can render Unicode (which MacSOUP can't).
Just entered 5/7 and is visible in NewsTap - see immediately below
⁵⁄₇
Only Anglosaxons can live with such a muck.
On 23/04/2025 14:17, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
On 23.04.25 11:48, David Kennedy wrote:Then I suspect - unless your ancestors lead a particularly sheltered life - you also contain a portion of Angles and/or Saxons, not to mention the Scandinavians in their various guises...
On 22/04/2025 15:14, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
On 22.04.25 13:52, Alan B wrote:How would you categorise yourself then? No European ancestry?
Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
My daughter asked me the other day if I knew how to type 3/16 as a >>>>>>> fraction.
IApparantly she had been asked by an uncle, who wanted to to this but it is
pretty computer illiterate.
I did not know, but she searched around and found this neat gizmo: >>>>>>>
https://lights0123.com/fractions/
which enabled her to produce ?⁄??
I thought that someone might find it useful. You never know.
Old John.
--
God made the integers. All else is the work of man.
Your .sig is quite apposite!
Regrettably, what your gizmo produces is illegible here. It's
interesting though and I expect it will be useful for those who
can render Unicode (which MacSOUP can't).
Just entered 5/7 and is visible in NewsTap - see immediately below
⁵⁄₇
Only Anglosaxons can live with such a muck.
I am a European and live in Europe 0.71428571.
(you might have missed out on the French but no guarantee)
My daughter asked me the other day if I knew how to type 3/16 as a fraction. IApparantly she had been asked by an uncle, who wanted to to this but it is pretty computer illiterate.
I did not know, but she searched around and found this neat gizmo:
https://lights0123.com/fractions/
which enabled her to produce ?/??
I thought that someone might find it useful. You never know.
John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
My daughter asked me the other day if I knew how to type 3/16 as a fraction. >> IApparantly she had been asked by an uncle, who wanted to to this but it is >> pretty computer illiterate.
I did not know, but she searched around and found this neat gizmo:
https://lights0123.com/fractions/
which enabled her to produce ?/??
I thought that someone might find it useful. You never know.
Usenet should be conducted in ASCII and nothing but ASCII,
John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
My daughter asked me the other day if I knew how to type 3/16 as a fraction. >> IApparantly she had been asked by an uncle, who wanted to to this but it is >> pretty computer illiterate.
I did not know, but she searched around and found this neat gizmo:
https://lights0123.com/fractions/
which enabled her to produce ?/??
I thought that someone might find it useful. You never know.
Usenet should be conducted in ASCII and nothing but ASCII,
TimS <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
On 23 Apr 2025 at 19:56:38 BST, "J. J. Lodder" <J. J. Lodder> wrote:
John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
My daughter asked me the other day if I knew how to type 3/16 as a
fraction. IApparantly she had been asked by an uncle, who wanted to to >>>> this but it is pretty computer illiterate.
I did not know, but she searched around and found this neat gizmo:
https://lights0123.com/fractions/
which enabled her to produce ?/??
I thought that someone might find it useful. You never know.
Usenet should be conducted in ASCII and nothing but ASCII,
Usenet should be conducted in UTF-8 and nothing but UTF-8.
ASCII. (2 penn'orth)
On 2025-04-23, David Kennedy <davidkennedygm@gmail.com> wrote:
On 23/04/2025 14:17, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
On 23.04.25 11:48, David Kennedy wrote:Then I suspect - unless your ancestors lead a particularly sheltered life - >> you also contain a portion of Angles and/or Saxons, not to mention the
On 22/04/2025 15:14, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
On 22.04.25 13:52, Alan B wrote:How would you categorise yourself then? No European ancestry?
Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
My daughter asked me the other day if I knew how to type 3/16 as a >>>>>>>> fraction.
IApparantly she had been asked by an uncle, who wanted to to this but it is
pretty computer illiterate.
I did not know, but she searched around and found this neat gizmo: >>>>>>>>
https://lights0123.com/fractions/
which enabled her to produce ?⁄??
I thought that someone might find it useful. You never know.
Old John.
--
God made the integers. All else is the work of man.
Your .sig is quite apposite!
Regrettably, what your gizmo produces is illegible here. It's
interesting though and I expect it will be useful for those who
can render Unicode (which MacSOUP can't).
Just entered 5/7 and is visible in NewsTap - see immediately below >>>>>>
⁵⁄₇
Only Anglosaxons can live with such a muck.
I am a European and live in Europe 0.71428571.
Scandinavians in their various guises...
(you might have missed out on the French but no guarantee)
Tracing one's possible ancestors is interesting stuff. My brother has been doing some research on and off for some years. It seems we have some French connections ;-) plus possible Romany too.
Usenet should be conducted in ASCII and nothing but ASCII
On 23. Apr 2025 at 20:56:38 CEST, "J. J. Lodder" <J. J. Lodder> wrote:
Usenet should be conducted in ASCII and nothing but ASCII
Well, there is "should" and then there is "reality".
(I feel your pain though. My hobbyhorse is: EMail should be plaintext and nothing but plaintext. But, well, "reality".)
On 23. Apr 2025 at 20:56:38 CEST, "J. J. Lodder" <J. J. Lodder> wrote:
Usenet should be conducted in ASCII and nothing but ASCII
Well, there is "should" and then there is "reality".
(I feel your pain though. My hobbyhorse is: EMail should be plaintext and nothing but plaintext. But, well, "reality".)
John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
On 23 Apr 2025 at 21:07:21 BST, "Sn!pe" <Sn!pe> wrote:
TimS <tim@streater.me.uk> wrote:
On 23 Apr 2025 at 19:56:38 BST, "J. J. Lodder" <J. J. Lodder> wrote:
John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
My daughter asked me the other day if I knew how to type 3/16 as a >>>>>> fraction. IApparantly she had been asked by an uncle, who wanted to to >>>>>> this but it is pretty computer illiterate.
I did not know, but she searched around and found this neat gizmo: >>>>>>
https://lights0123.com/fractions/
which enabled her to produce ?/??
I thought that someone might find it useful. You never know.
Usenet should be conducted in ASCII and nothing but ASCII,
Usenet should be conducted in UTF-8 and nothing but UTF-8.
ASCII. (2 penn'orth)
Isn't that a bit like saying "Legal affairs should be conducted in Latin and >> nothing but Latin"?
IMO, no. It's about compatability with existing standards
and software that relies on adherence to those standards.
Off Usenet: the fractions in Unicode gizmo looks like a useful tool.
On (ancient) Usenet: no thanks, it's broken.
On 24/04/2025 01:04, John Hill wrote:
On 23 Apr 2025 at 19:10:07 BST, "Alan B" <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid>
wrote:
Tracing one's possible ancestors is interesting stuff. My brother has been >>> doing some research on and off for some years. It seems we have some French >>> connections ;-) plus possible Romany too.
It's a fascinating hobby. Anne and I borh spent some time on it, each on our >> own families. In fact it was to pursue it that Anne first got a computer.
Eventually we ran out of material.
Old John.
I came to a dead end with my grandfather. Although I know his place of birth etc. it was in County Mayo and as a lot of the records were destroyed during the troubles it would seem a visit would be the only way forward.
On 23/04/2025 19:10, Alan B wrote:
Tracing one's possible ancestors is interesting stuff. My brother has been >> doing some research on and off for some years. It seems we have some French >> connections ;-) plus possible Romany too.Indeed it is. I recently discovered an Italian connection with a Royal tutor. (I always suspected that I was a little bit special) No cash to go with it though...
On 24/04/2025 01:04, John Hill wrote:
On 23 Apr 2025 at 19:10:07 BST, "Alan B" <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid>
wrote:
Tracing one's possible ancestors is interesting stuff. My brother has been >>> doing some research on and off for some years. It seems we have some French >>> connections ;-) plus possible Romany too.
It's a fascinating hobby. Anne and I borh spent some time on it, each on our >> own families. In fact it was to pursue it that Anne first got a computer.
Eventually we ran out of material.
Old John.
I came to a dead end with my grandfather. Although I know his place of birth etc. it was in County Mayo and as a lot of the records were destroyed during the troubles it would seem a visit would be the only way forward.
... My hobbyhorse is: EMail should be plaintext and
nothing but plaintext.
IMO, no. It's about compatability with existing standards
and software that relies on adherence to those standards.
Off Usenet: the fractions in Unicode gizmo looks like a useful tool.
On (ancient) Usenet: no thanks, it's broken.
Agreed. I have tried, and I cannot think of any situation in which I would want to use it on Usenet. In other places (except Numbers, Excel or similar, obviously), yes.
Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
On 23. Apr 2025 at 20:56:38 CEST, "J. J. Lodder" <J. J. Lodder> wrote:
Usenet should be conducted in ASCII and nothing but ASCII
Well, there is "should" and then there is "reality".
(I feel your pain though. My hobbyhorse is: EMail should be plaintext and
nothing but plaintext. But, well, "reality".)
I've always tried to use ASCII for both emails and Usenet more out of habit than conviction. I must look up what the RFCs have to say (or not?) on this matter.
On 24 Apr 2025 at 08:38:16 BST, "Alan B" <Alan B> wrote:
Bernd Froehlich <befr@eaglesoft.de> wrote:
On 23. Apr 2025 at 20:56:38 CEST, "J. J. Lodder" <J. J. Lodder> wrote:
Usenet should be conducted in ASCII and nothing but ASCII
Well, there is "should" and then there is "reality".
(I feel your pain though. My hobbyhorse is: EMail should be plaintext and >>> nothing but plaintext. But, well, "reality".)
I've always tried to use ASCII for both emails and Usenet more out of habit >> than conviction. I must look up what the RFCs have to say (or not?) on this >> matter.
Actually of course if you use just ASCII you are in fact using UTF-8.
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