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The Fed says this is a cube of $1M. They're off by half a million

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Re: The Fed says this is a cube of $1M. They're off by half a million

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Post by asveikau »

bobbygoodlatte wrote: post #251
onionisafruit wrote: post #195

From a 2014 reddit post[0]: > This is actually not a million dollars in singles. It is over $1,000,000. The box was created with the wrong dimensions by the contractor, but they still decided to fill it, display it, and claim it is $1,000,000. > > Source: Tour Guide at the Chicago Fed [0] https://old.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/2f9sp7/one_million_do...

Seems pretty on-brand for the Fed As we say in my family: "close enough for government work!"

The phrase "good enough for government work" was actually not originally meant ironically. It was for Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration and it was an optimistic statement on the quality of the work.

Re: The Fed says this is a cube of $1M. They're off by half a million

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Post by dripdry45 »

_carbyau_ wrote: post #349
achierius wrote: post #329

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That sounds more like "a couple". Personally I think "a few" would be anywhere from 3-9, which is more reasonable, if still handily above the median national income (like 250k a year if you save and invest well).

Definitions are surprisingly varied. I see these words as being something to be cautious about. For me: couple(formal) = 2 couple(informal) = 2-3 few = 3-5 half-dozen = 6 [gap] ten-or-so = 9-11 dozen(formal) = 12 dozen-ish(informal) = 11-14 And don't get me started on "this Friday" vs "next Friday"...

Several or handful would be 7-11 in my book

Re: The Fed says this is a cube of $1M. They're off by half a million

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Post by RajT88 »

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #477
andrelaszlo wrote: post #347

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Once you realize that this task is massively parallelizable, you're all set!

Point me to these "nothing on my end" jobs and I will write software and make recordings that trigger the phrase at the right moment, lol

I definitely know people who do almost nothing (they mostly show up to meetings and don't talk), and get paid really well because they can tell stories decently about their impact, and nobody seemingly has the stomach to throw them under the bus. I get paid better than them for sure, but I'm also at risk of getting laid off because of the practical upshot of being a top contributor. I am sure I will eventually get laid off, and they will outlast me at this company.

The tech industry is insane. While my "Nothing from my end" joke was tongue-in-cheek, it's parodying a very real dynamic.

Re: The Fed says this is a cube of $1M. They're off by half a million

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Post by ar_lan »

IshKebab wrote: post #97
ar_lan wrote: post #90

Did they ever consider there could be a hollow core, or filler to account for the discrepancy?

Yes, I used my eyes to read the article and I can confirm that they did consider it, because they wrote it down in the article we are discussing.

Fair - I missed the "Empty Inside?" section. Just accidental carelessness. I appreciate the correction, though your tone was needlessly aggressive.

I will be more thorough in future articles/comment sections, and apologize for wasting your time, but please mind your attitude next time.

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Post by ar_lan »

thinkingemote wrote: post #100
ar_lan wrote: post #90

Did they ever consider there could be a hollow core, or filler to account for the discrepancy?

The exhibit rotates. It will have the same kind of structure shown at the bottom through the middle of it at the very least, and probably a sort of skeleton for stability.

I missed the "Empty Inside?" section. Apologies for that - I'll be more thorough in future articles/comment sections.

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Post by ar_lan »

8n4vidtmkvmk wrote: post #111
ar_lan wrote: post #90

Did they ever consider there could be a hollow core, or filler to account for the discrepancy?

Yes, they did.

I missed the "Empty Inside?" section. Apologies for that - I'll be more thorough in future articles/comment sections.

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Post by ar_lan »

HelloMcFly wrote: post #94
ar_lan wrote: post #90

Did they ever consider there could be a hollow core, or filler to account for the discrepancy?

That's in TFA

I missed the "Empty Inside?" section. Apologies for that - I'll be more thorough in future articles/comment sections.

Re: The Fed says this is a cube of $1M. They're off by half a million

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Post by dyauspitr »

tharkun__ wrote: post #284
dyauspitr wrote: post #273

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What do you mean? The currency in there is spendable isn’t it?

What leads you to believe that? I haven't been there but the plaque seen in the picture just says: Have you ever wondered what one million dollars looks like? You don’t have to wonder anymore because you can see it right in front of you! That does not say nor in my mind even implicate that these would be valid dollars. It just wants you to be able to "see" what a million would look like. For all we know they printed…

Because that’s the entire appeal of the structure, the fact that it’s filled with a million dollars.

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Post by _carbyau_ »

defrost wrote: post #435
thaumasiotes wrote: post #433

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> “Friday week” is surprisingly unambiguous. It always means “count forward from today until a Friday, then add a week”. Well, no, the typical case would be that it means nothing at all and the other person thinks you're having a stroke. Zero potential meanings isn't actually better than two potential meanings. You know what's really unambiguous? "Friday the 8th".

I've been using Friday week type constructs for many decades .. never had an issue. > You know what's really unambiguous? "Friday the 8th". Sorry, of which month in which year under what calender?

I suspect if you are running off a different calendar than most people you interact with then you would be used to clarifying these things!

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Post by defrost »

_carbyau_ wrote: post #559
defrost wrote: post #435

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been using Friday week type constructs for many decades .. never had an issue. > You know what's really unambiguous? "Friday the 8th". Sorry, of which month in which year under what calender?

I suspect if you are running off a different calendar than most people you interact with then you would be used to clarifying these things!

Exactly the point, requires clarification, doesn't stand on it's own, is hardly unambiguous.

Moreover most people are surrounded by by people using the same calendar and don't clarify, it's an issue for travellers and data reconciliation across boundaries.

That said, it's the month and year that are most lacking from a simple { Dayname, day of month } pairing.

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