Alain,

I'm sure that in your social circles you are regarded as a clever person,
and you evidently hold yourself in the highest regard, so you are perhaps
quite fortunate.

However, my math problem is quite simple, and I'm sorry it has made you so
defensive: .29 - .28 = .010000. But I now realize that I'm not being
realistic, and so that makes me a bad customer, a very very bad customer.

JoeU2004 has done a fine job of explaining the limitations induced by how
Microsoft decided to implement their calculations. (Per your other posting,
I'm pretty sure that IEEE is *not* a subversive organization, but that would
make a great rumor!)

If you knew the sort of math that I do, you would feel quite foolish for
having made your assertions. But, by all means, this forum could use some
levity.

....Jeff

"Alain Dekker" wrote:

Seriously, this is funny! Jeff in GA is "mathematically challenged" and I
think we should enjoy his rants, not insult him. If he stops ranting, the
laughs will stop. BTW, here's one for you Jeff in GA, see if you can solve
it: