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    Just off the top of your head...

    How many seconds in a year? I have asked a lot of people and not many seemed to know. Anyone know what it is?
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    about 31558896 i think
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    reverse (p (6*9)) where p x|x==0=""|True=chr (48+z): p y where (y,z)=divMod x 13
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    31536000 in a 365 day year

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    well i was counting with a year as 365.265 days, but doesn't matter actually, depends how you define a year
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    writing software in C++ is like driving rivets into steel beam with a toothpick.
    writing haskell makes your life easier:
    reverse (p (6*9)) where p x|x==0=""|True=chr (48+z): p y where (y,z)=divMod x 13
    To throw away OOP for low level languages is myopia, to keep OOP is hyperopia. To throw away OOP for a high level language is insight.

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    I define a year as four pieces of oblong cardboard.
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