Re: Decimal versus binary arithmetic was Re: J4 - presentation/discussion on "Future of the COBOL Standard"

On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 22:09:08 -0700 (PDT), Richard <riplin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>On Apr 5, 3:19 pm, Robert <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> As a point of interest, if you are standing within 6 km of either pole,
you
>> will actually see the sun rise in the west .. once per year.
>>
>
>You seem to have a strange idea about what one sees when within the
>polar areas.

Applying an adjective such as strange without elaboration does not
establish the validity
of that adjective. 

The Earth rotates counter-clockwise, viewed from the north. That's why the
sun rises in
the east in most places. The Earth orbits the sun clockwise. Close to the
poles,
rotational effects become insignificant. The Earth's orbit and 22 degree
tilt causes
sunrise at the poles. That's why the sun rises in the west there.