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1995-02-08 - S.314, the “Pi Bill”

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From: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
To: huntting@glarp.com (Brad Huntting)
Message Hash: 847fa100edaa9ae24bb021ac5f61dac9cda0f06e64933ea042a251d02a223f29
Message ID: <199502080547.VAA28367@netcom11.netcom.com>
Reply To: <199502080445.VAA00395@misc.glarp.com>
UTC Datetime: 1995-02-08 05:50:50 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 7 Feb 95 21:50:50 PST

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From: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 95 21:50:50 PST
To: huntting@glarp.com (Brad Huntting)
Subject: S.314, the "Pi Bill"
In-Reply-To: <199502080445.VAA00395@misc.glarp.com>
Message-ID: <199502080547.VAA28367@netcom11.netcom.com>
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Brad Huntting wrote:

> Can anyone confirm this S.314 thing?  It sounds an awful lot like
> the "modem tax" and other urban legends.
> 
> 

I wrote a post to comp.org.eff.talk in which I asked if "S.314" isn't
just the "Pi Bill," in which pi = 3.14 is mandated to be pi = 3.00.

S.314 I initially, for a minute or so, thought to be a put-on, a
spoof. But the text lacked other signs of humor and had the trappings
of a real bill. And then versions from reputable groups began to
appear, so I was of course convinced it was real.

If it's a spoof, it's too cute by half.

--Tim May

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