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Joined: June 15, 2013 9:58 am
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RE: Perils of multiple choice questions

Spot on. Even if the question asked for the number of whole number of degrees of latitude, ignoring "lines", there is no correct choice given. That an...

3 years ago
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RE: Perils of multiple choice questions

Yep. But even 180 is incorrect in terms of whole numbers of degrees, which is what I think the questioner meant.. It leaves out the equator at 0 (that...

3 years ago
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RE: Serious things you soon-to-be geezers need to consider

You have to be careful with calculations involving inflation. For example, a person retiring at full retirement age in 2023 would receive a maximum SS...

3 years ago
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RE: Serious things you soon-to-be geezers need to consider

Bill's number 2 is the tough one. Do you want a smaller monthly income for a longer period or a larger monthly payment for a shorter period? If you wa...

3 years ago
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RE: Serious things you soon-to-be geezers need to consider

You really have to be careful with those dates and my local school system benefits office was the blessing. I signed up for Medicare Part A at age 65 ...

3 years ago
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RE: How far “up” does a property line go?

I only know about trees. If a neighbor's tree falls on my property, it becomes my tree to clean up, sell, burn, leave alone, or whatever. The exceptio...

3 years ago
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RE: Avoiding conflict between the symbol sets N + H + h and E + N

@terminologist Have you seen a case where someone actually confused these upper-case N's? Here's a quote from/p> "The National Geodetic Survey has ...

3 years ago
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RE: Avoiding conflict between the symbol sets N + H + h and E + N

Context has to be the guide for your two bullet points. As to the two N's, the difference in magnitude between two uses should eliminate errors caused...

3 years ago
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RE: Which answer is correct?

The TI applies the rules as usually understood. But HP users, how would you enter the problem and what is your answer?

3 years ago
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RE: Locating the origin of state plane coordinates

@rover83 In the case of the 2022 Vermont (4400) SPC, there won't be any points with a Scale Factor = 1. This is a result of the Scale Factor at the ...

3 years ago
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RE: Leaked NASA photo proves flat Earth

@holy-cow Monuments (points) can't be parallel. Three non-collinear points determine a plane so not all lines are parallel. The hole thingy is unde...

3 years ago
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RE: Leaked NASA photo proves flat Earth

@learner It works like setting your digital clock, when you pass 12, you go to 1. On the earth, sailing past the edge immediately moves you to the ...

3 years ago
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RE: Plane Coordinate Systems -- quick read

@enri-f That's a good question and one that I'm not qualified to answer. In the interest of discussion, though, here are some thoughts. Consider th...

3 years ago
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RE: Simple Geometry quiz

No it wouldn't. Rheumy old eyes didn't see the congruent segments.

3 years ago
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RE: Simple Geometry quiz

Hmmm. Wouldn't 45 also be correct?

3 years ago
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