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Re: Does this report look okay? ---> [Fwd: DailySet1 AMANDA MAIL REPORT FOR February 9, 2004]

2004-02-09 12:00:00
Subject: Re: Does this report look okay? ---> [Fwd: DailySet1 AMANDA MAIL REPORT FOR February 9, 2004]
From: Joshua Baker-LePain <jlb17 AT duke DOT edu>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 11:58:03 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 9 Feb 2004 at 11:51am, Jon LaBadie wrote

> I also go into the source and change the columns with single decimal digits
> to having zero decimal digits and no decimal point.  Do I really care if
> the tape rate was 975.8 KB/sec as compared to 976?  Or that u07's /var FS
> compressed to 43.2 percent of its original size vs 43%?

YES!  For $DEITY's sake, man, don't carelessly toss away 
precious significant digits!

Ahem.  This aside has been brought to you by my type A, engineering past.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University