At 03:46 PM 11/11/2003 -0800, you wrote: >It never occurred to me that folks might have trouble remembering which was >X and which was Y...................- but I >learned that they *swap* some conventions: what should be theta is phi, and >what should be phi is theta. That would be a much bigger hassle than >variations on the BCC ever thought about being! > >It could crash a spaceship, now that you mention it . . . >
It sort of already DID! One space thing that was sent out didn't work. They finally figured out that some of the specifications used were given in metric measure and they used them as inches. Thus the poor robot could not follow the signals given and millions of dollars were wasted. Fortunately it didn't carry humans on that trip. I think I'll go back to Cross and Twist. I have almost enough bobbins wound to start that new pattern. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon - Brisk cold wind today. Clear but chilly. Oregon Country Lacemakers Arachne Secret Pal Administrator Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
