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Worlds Largest Computer Party, In Progress
cyb97 writes "As I write this the worlds largest computerparty is going on in Hamar, Norway. The Gathering 2003 is in action with over 5.000 participants! Webcams and participants are live on the internet through a 1 gigabit line, so you better lock down your servers tonight!" Some of the webcam images are just surreal. Update: 04/17 01:00 GMT by T : Speaking of images, reader vvizard (currently Gathered) directs you to this directory of high-resolution images.
/. is an American site.
It's as improper to use European numbering here as it is to post stories in Kanji. Not that what's improper stops anyone from doing it, but it does give rise to childish comments.
It's not a "communication deficit." It's a mistake. Get over it.
Which, of course, bears out the point: stupid Americans assume that 5.000 means five with zero tenths, zero hundredths, and zero thousandths, without taking even a millisecond to do any reflecting on the fact that the gathering is in Norway.
I repeat: If you are stupid, and cannot recognize that the way the United States does business is neither the only nor even the best way, then don't post, period. You are annoying and getting in the way of human progress.
Quixotic, yes. I, at least, knew that many European nations use , for decimal separators and . for triad separators. A fortiori, then, I am neither a hypocrite, nor ignorant.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. (Einstein)
Out of context, I heartily second that...
Lameness filter encountered. Post aborted!
Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.