9 Jun
2002
9 Jun
'02
12:38 a.m.
Derek Atkins <derek@ihtfp.com>
pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz (Peter Gutmann) writes:
For example the value 1234567890 taken in isolation could be anything from my ICQ number to my shoe size in kilo-angstroms, but if you view it as the pair { <ICQ domain>, <locally unique number> } then it makes sense (disclaimer: I have no idea whether that's either a valid ICQ number or my shoe size in kilo-angstroms).
It's clearly not your shoe size in kilo-angstroms, unless you have MIGHTY large feet. According to 'units', that works out to 4860 inches.
Obviously it's my hat size then. Peter.