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Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a micro-second
later it's 59 seconds. Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! DOH. This JUST dawned on me. Andy OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") |
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Andy said...
> OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") Let me add, Trader Joe's frozen Beef Taquitos (10 pack). Better than mine! Don't forget the guacamole! Andy |
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Andy wrote: > Andy said... > > > OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") > > > Let me add, Trader Joe's frozen Beef Taquitos (10 pack). > > Better than mine! Don't forget the guacamole! > > Andy But smoke another doobie first, Andy! |
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salgud said...
> > Andy wrote: >> Andy said... >> >> > OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") >> >> >> Let me add, Trader Joe's frozen Beef Taquitos (10 pack). >> >> Better than mine! Don't forget the guacamole! >> >> Andy > > But smoke another doobie first, Andy! salgud, Wrong place, wrong time! Andy |
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:41:20 -0600, Andy <q> wrote:
>Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a micro-second >later it's 59 seconds. > >Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! > >DOH. > >This JUST dawned on me. > >Andy > >OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") I can't imagine ANYTHING that would require EXACTLY 60 seconds versus 59 or 61 seconds, including taquitos. Hell, if that were the case, the recipe would read: If it takes you 30 seconds to get the ingredients from the freezer and into the microwave, cook for X seconds. Add 1 second of cooking, if yo stopped to add water to the dog's bowl.... People, people, you fret way too much about exactness. ------------ There are no atheists in foxholes or in Fenway Park in an extra inning game. ____ Cape Cod Bob Delete the two "spam"s for email |
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Andy wrote:
> > Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a micro-second > later it's 59 seconds. > > Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! > > DOH. > > This JUST dawned on me. > > Andy > > OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") If you really want 60 seconds of microwaves, add an additional 2 seconds to your time since it takes a standard magnetron two seconds from power up to start producing microwaves. You can actually hear this if you listen carefully. Pete C. |
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Cape Cod Bob said...
> On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:41:20 -0600, Andy <q> wrote: > >>Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a micro- second >>later it's 59 seconds. >> >>Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! >> >>DOH. >> >>This JUST dawned on me. >> >>Andy >> >>OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") > > I can't imagine ANYTHING that would require EXACTLY 60 seconds versus > 59 or 61 seconds, including taquitos. Hell, if that were the case, > the recipe would read: If it takes you 30 seconds to get the > ingredients from the freezer and into the microwave, cook for X > seconds. Add 1 second of cooking, if yo stopped to add water to the > dog's bowl.... > > People, people, you fret way too much about exactness. > > ------------ > There are no atheists in foxholes > or in Fenway Park in an extra inning > game. > ____ > > Cape Cod Bob Cape Cod Bob, I know it's rediculous but it's a bug in the machine! It shouldn't have to be noticed (only took 14 years) by humans. It should time the 60th second correctly on the display! Dammit, Andy I'm a Programmer. Timing is Everything! Ya BUM??? |
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Pete C. said...
> Andy wrote: >> >> Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a micro- second >> later it's 59 seconds. >> >> Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! >> >> DOH. >> >> This JUST dawned on me. >> >> Andy >> >> OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") > > If you really want 60 seconds of microwaves, add an additional 2 seconds > to your time since it takes a standard magnetron two seconds from power > up to start producing microwaves. You can actually hear this if you > listen carefully. > > Pete C. Well, dammit, Pete C., why shoud ***I*** be bothered?!? That's just ludicrous! Ya know what's worse??? The nuclear frozen food directions that don't list the wattage in use for the time they indicate. THAT's assholism, IMHO. I'm half kidding, you understand! Andy |
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In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
> I know it's rediculous but it's a bug in the machine! No... It's the ghost in the machine........ (I robot) -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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Omelet said...
> In article >, Andy <q> wrote: > >> I know it's rediculous but it's a bug in the machine! > > No... > > It's the ghost in the machine........ > > (I robot) Heh, heh, heh! No, it's a bug! I don't believe in ghosts. ;) Andy |
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In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
> Omelet said... > > > In article >, Andy <q> wrote: > > > >> I know it's rediculous but it's a bug in the machine! > > > > No... > > > > It's the ghost in the machine........ > > > > (I robot) > > > Heh, heh, heh! > > No, it's a bug! I don't believe in ghosts. ;) > > Andy Ok, Gremlin........ ;-D -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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"Andy" <q> wrote in message ... > Omelet said... > >> In article >, Andy <q> wrote: >> >>> I know it's rediculous but it's a bug in the machine! >> >> No... >> >> It's the ghost in the machine........ >> >> (I robot) > > > Heh, heh, heh! > > No, it's a bug! I don't believe in ghosts. ;) Actually I don't think it's a bug. A microsecond after you push "Start," the timer will be at 59.999999 seconds, which the display will show as 59 seconds. You'll sleep better tonight if you check it with a stopwatch. I'm interested to know if my hypothesis is correct. Hasta, Curt Nelson |
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Curt Nelson said...
> > "Andy" <q> wrote in message > ... >> Omelet said... >> >>> In article >, Andy <q> wrote: >>> >>>> I know it's rediculous but it's a bug in the machine! >>> >>> No... >>> >>> It's the ghost in the machine........ >>> >>> (I robot) >> >> >> Heh, heh, heh! >> >> No, it's a bug! I don't believe in ghosts. ;) > > > Actually I don't think it's a bug. A microsecond after you push > "Start," the timer will be at 59.999999 seconds, which the display > will show as 59 seconds. > > You'll sleep better tonight if you check it with a stopwatch. I'm > interested to know if my hypothesis is correct. > > Hasta, > Curt Nelson Curt, It's using floor() to round down. What countdown timer would round up??? You wanna know if your hypothesis is correct, you time yours. Andy |
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Andy wrote: > Cape Cod Bob said... > > > On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:41:20 -0600, Andy <q> wrote: > > > >>Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a micro- > second > >>later it's 59 seconds. > >> > >>Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! > >> > >>DOH. > >> > >>This JUST dawned on me. > >> > >>Andy > >> > >>OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") > > > > I can't imagine ANYTHING that would require EXACTLY 60 seconds versus > > 59 or 61 seconds, including taquitos. Hell, if that were the case, > > the recipe would read: If it takes you 30 seconds to get the > > ingredients from the freezer and into the microwave, cook for X > > seconds. Add 1 second of cooking, if yo stopped to add water to the > > dog's bowl.... > > > > People, people, you fret way too much about exactness. > > > > ------------ > > There are no atheists in foxholes > > or in Fenway Park in an extra inning > > game. > > ____ > > > > Cape Cod Bob > > > Cape Cod Bob, > > I know it's rediculous but it's a bug in the machine! It shouldn't have > to be noticed (only took 14 years) by humans. It should time the 60th > second correctly on the display! > > Dammit, > > Andy > I'm a Programmer. > Timing is Everything! > Ya BUM??? Can you tell me who your supplier is? You're getting much better stuff than I am. |
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In article >, Andy <q> says...
> Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a micro-second > later it's 59 seconds. > > Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! > > DOH. > > This JUST dawned on me. > > Andy > > OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") > What will dawn on you next, perhaps, is that cooking for 60 or 61 seconds does not make one whit of difference. -- Peter Aitken Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm |
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Peter A said...
> In article >, Andy <q> says... >> Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a >> micro-second later it's 59 seconds. >> >> Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! >> >> DOH. >> >> This JUST dawned on me. >> >> Andy >> >> OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") >> > > > What will dawn on you next, perhaps, is that cooking for 60 or 61 > seconds does not make one whit of difference. Peter A, OPAQUE your pop-out menus and DO THE WORLD A FAVOR. You low talent graphic art piece-o-shit. Andy |
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Andy wrote:
> Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a micro-second > later it's 59 seconds. > > Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! > > DOH. > > This JUST dawned on me. > > Andy > > OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") No, that would give 61 seconds of cooking. Since seconds is the lowest resolution of the display it will immediately change to 59 and a non displayed 99 when you push start. |
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Andy wrote:
> I know it's rediculous but it's a bug in the machine! It shouldn't have > to be noticed (only took 14 years) by humans. It should time the 60th > second correctly on the display! > > Dammit, > > Andy > I'm a Programmer. > Timing is Everything! > Ya BUM??? > > Consider what truncation means. The information is there but you just don't display that part. |
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In article >, Andy <q> says...
> > What will dawn on you next, perhaps, is that cooking for 60 or 61 > > seconds does not make one whit of difference. > > > Peter A, > > OPAQUE your pop-out menus and DO THE WORLD A FAVOR. You low talent > graphic art piece-o-shit. > > Golly, if I had known you had PMS this week I would have kept my mouth shut. -- Peter Aitken Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm |
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Peter A said...
> In article >, Andy <q> says... >> > What will dawn on you next, perhaps, is that cooking for 60 or 61 >> > seconds does not make one whit of difference. >> >> >> Peter A, >> >> OPAQUE your pop-out menus and DO THE WORLD A FAVOR. You low talent >> graphic art piece-o-shit. >> >> > > Golly, if I had known you had PMS this week I would have kept my mouth > shut. Peter A, The sad part of the matter is you can't admit you have NO taste. You're obviously not schooled in graphic design. You could have just shut your trap and tried my idea and let us have a look, but you were a jerk to refuse constructive criticism. I advised you months ago, but you said you knew better. Geez... you've failed convincingly. You are what I'd call a megalomaniac. Your website seriously sucks and I don't care if anybody else says so, I KNOW so. Andy |
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George > wrote: > No, that would give 61 seconds of cooking. Since seconds is the lowest > resolution of the display it will immediately change to 59 and a non > displayed 99 when you push start. Maybe my machine is dumb (or maybe it's smart), but it's happy to do any number of seconds up to 99. -- Dan Abel Petaluma, California, USA |
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Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >, > George > wrote: > > >> No, that would give 61 seconds of cooking. Since seconds is the lowest >> resolution of the display it will immediately change to 59 and a non >> displayed 99 when you push start. > > Maybe my machine is dumb (or maybe it's smart), but it's happy to do any > number of seconds up to 99. > Mine does do. What he noticed is that you set a time say "45". When you press start it immediately shows "44". It doesn't mean it will only cook for 44 seconds it simply means internally it has decremented to 44.99 when you pressed start but since it only displays whole seconds it has no way to display that. |
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In article >, Andy <q> says...
> Peter A said... > > > In article >, Andy <q> says... > >> > What will dawn on you next, perhaps, is that cooking for 60 or 61 > >> > seconds does not make one whit of difference. > >> > >> > >> Peter A, > >> > >> OPAQUE your pop-out menus and DO THE WORLD A FAVOR. You low talent > >> graphic art piece-o-shit. > >> > >> > > > > Golly, if I had known you had PMS this week I would have kept my mouth > > shut. > > > Peter A, > > The sad part of the matter is you can't admit you have NO taste. You're > obviously not schooled in graphic design. > > You could have just shut your trap and tried my idea and let us have a > look, but you were a jerk to refuse constructive criticism. > > I advised you months ago, but you said you knew better. Geez... you've > failed convincingly. You are what I'd call a megalomaniac. > > Your website seriously sucks and I don't care if anybody else says so, I > KNOW so. > > Andy > Too bad that you are so envious and insecure. But, since you are still in your teens, there's a good chance you will get over it. For your information, not that you will pay any attention, but the translucent menus are due to a rendering flaw in Firefox and other browsers based on the same engine. Even so, they are still perfectly readable. Perhaps you can direct us to your wonderful, high-class web site. We are waiting. -- Peter Aitken Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm |
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George wrote:
> Dan Abel wrote: > > Maybe my machine is dumb (or maybe it's smart), but it's happy to > > do any number of seconds up to 99. > > > > Mine does do. What he noticed is that you set a time say "45". When > you press start it immediately shows "44". It doesn't mean it will > only cook for 44 seconds it simply means internally it has > decremented to 44.99 when you pressed start but since it only > displays whole seconds it has no way to display that. I just tried this here at work. I started the microwave at 60, and it took one second to switch to 59. No doubt microwaves vary, and some could behave the way it was described earlier, but I suspect the premise of the original post was bogus. Brian -- If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com) |
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:41:20 -0600, Andy <q> wrote:
>Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a micro-second >later it's 59 seconds. > >Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! > >DOH. > >This JUST dawned on me. > >Andy > >OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") Mine's not like that. I hit the 1 minute button, and it gives a full 60 seconds of audible labor. -- modom "Southern barbecue is a proud thoroughbred whose bloodlines are easily traced. Texas Barbecue is a feisty mutt with a whole lot of crazy relatives." --Robb Walsh, Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook |
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Default User wrote:
> I just tried this here at work. I started the microwave at 60, and it > took one second to switch to 59. No doubt microwaves vary, and some > could behave the way it was described earlier, but I suspect the > premise of the original post was bogus. > > > > > Brian > Don't know but both my microwave and oven timer immediately decrement as soon as start is pressed. |
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Andy wrote: > Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a micro-second > later it's 59 seconds. > > Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! Only if your microwave stops at 1 second rather than 0 seconds. Cindy Hamilton |
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Cindy Hamilton said...
> > Andy wrote: >> Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a micro- second >> later it's 59 seconds. >> >> Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! > > Only if your microwave stops at 1 second rather than 0 seconds. > > Cindy Hamilton Cindy, Puleez! Who on earth hasn't watched the countdown to zero on their microwave? It doesn't blink from 1 to 0!!! They got that time() right. Andy |
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Cindy Hamilton wrote: > Andy wrote: > > Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a micro-second > > later it's 59 seconds. > > > > Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! > > Only if your microwave stops at 1 second rather than 0 seconds. Precisely. The 60 second display mark is actually zero (because it hasn't begun to cook yet). For most of the population it's simpler to comprehend displayed cooking time remaining rather than cooking time elapsed. Andy is obviously one of the simple minded... and from reading the responses he has lots of company. Sheldon |
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Andy wrote:
>>> Microwave for 60 seconds. OK, timer on 60 seconds. START, a micro-second >>> later it's 59 seconds. >>> >>> Set the timer for 61 seconds for 60 seconds of cooking! >>> >>> DOH. >>> >>> This JUST dawned on me. >>> >>> Andy >>> >>> OB: Taquitos ("nuke two for 60 seconds") >> >> I can't imagine ANYTHING that would require EXACTLY 60 seconds versus >> 59 or 61 seconds, including taquitos. Hell, if that were the case, >> the recipe would read: If it takes you 30 seconds to get the >> ingredients from the freezer and into the microwave, cook for X >> seconds. Add 1 second of cooking, if yo stopped to add water to the >> dog's bowl.... >> >> People, people, you fret way too much about exactness. > > I know it's rediculous but it's a bug in the machine! It shouldn't have > to be noticed (only took 14 years) by humans. It should time the 60th > second correctly on the display! Doesn't it nuke for the last second while the display reads 0? If so, then it *is* nuking for the whole 60 seconds. Let's put it another way: Suppose you set the microwave for *1* second. When you press the Start button, the display turns to zero almost immediately -- but the microwave *did* come on for that one second, right? It doesn't show "1" during that last second, because there's less than one second left; "0" is more accurate. Bob |
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