[R] acos(0.5) == pi/3 FALSE

[Peter Dalgaard]

Ben Bolker <bolker at zoo.ufl.edu> writes:

>  
>   Time for folks to re-read the posting guide?
> 
>     * When responding to a very simple question, use the following algorithm:
>          1. compose your response
>          2. type 4*runif(1) at the R prompt, and wait this many hours
>          3. check for new posts to R-help; if no similar suggestion, post your
> response 
>       (This is partly in jest, but if you know immediately why it is suggested,
> you probably should use it! Also, it's a nice idea to replace 4 by the number of
> years you have been using R or S-plus.) 

I've always wondered why step 1. - often the time-consuming bit - is not
listed last.

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