Re: Proposal: Trigonometric functions in degrees - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Jim Nasby
Subject Re: Proposal: Trigonometric functions in degrees
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Msg-id 562EADCD.30603@BlueTreble.com
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In response to Re: Proposal: Trigonometric functions in degrees  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>)
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On 10/26/15 1:48 PM, Simon Riggs wrote:
> Deviation from SI units is no laughing matter. How would we even know
> how to capitalise "Fortnight"?

It's all fun and games until someone pokes Mars' eye out with a spacecraft.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter

(Ok, I guess we just sprayed the planet with debris instead of poking an 
eye out...)
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Jim Nasby, Data Architect, Blue Treble Consulting, Austin TX
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