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wumpus
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Micron Automata Processor – A Brief Introduction
Rule of 72: doubles in 10 years, annual %age is 72/10 = 7.2%. Close to the right answer, easy to do in your head.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_72
wlesieutre
on Feb 27, 2014
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Huh, that's a handy approximation. I'd never heard of it before.
smoyer
on Feb 28, 2014
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You might not have heard of it, but every financial planner in the world can do this math in their head!
pacaro
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Also: pi-seconds is a nano-century.
dTal
on Feb 28, 2014
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My favorite: 1337% of pi = 42 Beats Euler's identity any day.
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