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On 15/07/11 22:42, David L Neil wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:4E20B433.10708@GetAroundToIt.co.uk" type="cite">Steve,
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On 07/15/2011 11:53 AM, Steve Parker wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">I am a regular lurker on this list; I've
posted a few times. I just
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wanted to mention that my book, Shell Scripting: Expert Recipes for
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<blockquote type="cite">It's not a beginner's shell / *nix
introduction book, it's aimed at
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intermediate to advanced sysadmins.
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Congratulations!
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Thanks! It's been a while in the coming, but it's finally coming out
next month<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:4E20B433.10708@GetAroundToIt.co.uk" type="cite"><br>
I'm regularly surprised and impressed by the caliber and achievements
of GLLUG members - even if some do hide their light under a bushel.
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Friday funny: how many pizza boxes in a bushel?
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Well,
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.reliablepaper.com/White_Pizza_Boxes_16x16x2_p/smy16x16x2.htm">http://www.reliablepaper.com/White_Pizza_Boxes_16x16x2_p/smy16x16x2.htm</a>
tells me that a pizza box is 16x16x2 inches (which sounds a bit large);
in metres, that's 0.4064 * 0.4064 * 0.0508, which bc tells me is 0.0083
square metres.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.metric-conversions.org/volume/cubic-meters-to-liters.htm">http://www.metric-conversions.org/volume/cubic-meters-to-liters.htm</a>
tells me that 0.0083 square metres is 8.34 litres, which sounds
plausible for a 16x16x2" box. Google search for "define:bushel" tells
me that a bushel is 35.2 litres, so there must be 4.22 pizza boxes in a
bushel.<br>
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Rounding off for a more regular-sized pizza box, 5 pizza boxes sounds
like a reasonable answer.<br>
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Am I close? Or have I missed the "funny" part?!<br>
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Steve<br>
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Steve Parker<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:steve@steve-parker.org">steve@steve-parker.org</a><br>
Author of the <a href="http://steve-parker.org/book/">Shell Scripting
Recipes</a> book, due out August 2011<br>
<a href="http://steve-parker.org/">http://steve-parker.org/</a> /
+44(0) 789 777 2100 / <a href="mailto:steve@steve-parker.org">steve@steve-parker.org</a><br>
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