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- From: hanche@ams.sunysb.edu (Harald Hanche-Olsen)
- Subject: Re: Value of the US Dollar
- In-Reply-To: mstemper@ems.cdc.com's message of 12 Jan 93 18: 33:36 GMT
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- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 00:09:51 GMT
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- >>>>> In article <31561@nntp_server.ems.cdc.com>, mstemper@ems.cdc.com (Michael Stemper) writes:
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- Michael> I give up. How do YOU compute the value of the US dollar? :->
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- Michael> It really depends on what metric you use. The metric that I use is
- Michael> actually a variable metric. It's the famous Beers function:
- Michael> "How many beers can I get for it?"
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- [ snip, snip ]
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- Michael> And, after 01:00, the value drops to zero, because the bars are closed.
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- OK. I'll send you a stamped and addressed envelope. The next night,
- after 01:00, you put your worthless $$ in the envelope, seal it and
- drop in the nearest mailbox. It's worthless, so your loss is zero,
- right? I'll spend it on beer when I get it. Cheers! :-)
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- - Harald
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