Wednesday, November 30, 2005

hmmm

No guessers?

Saturday, November 05, 2005

Julian (Old Style)

Julian Date = 367K - <(7(K+<(M+9)/12>))/4> + <(275M)/9> + L + 1721013.5 + UT/24 - 0.5sign(100K+M-190002.5) + 0.5

K=Year (YYYY)
L=Day
M=Month

"< >" extracts the integral part of a number
For e.g. 3.999 -> 3, 1.002 -> 1

And the "Sign" function extracts the algebraic sign from a number. Its either -1 or 1.
For e.g. sign(2548484)= 1 and sign(-2151851)= -1

UT refers to the Universal Time. M'sia is UT+8. For other time zones you can refer to
http://www.timeanddate.com

For e.g. 27th July 1986 5am in Julian would be 2446624

728862 - 3491 + 213 + 26 + 1721013.5 + 21/24 -0.5(1) + 0.5 = ~2446624
Strictly speaking the HD would be 2446624.375, but the decimal point makes things messy.

Note: Although this example is calculating the 27th, the day used in the equation could also be the 26th or the 28th depending on the UT at Greenwich. Same goes for the time in the equation.
Reference:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/JD_Formula.html

Thursday, November 03, 2005

Quote of the day

If a person is worth shooting once, he's worth shooting twice - Alias season.5

Theme's of the moment

If you love someone, set them free and never lose hope that they return

When in doubt, give them the benefit of it- we owe them that little faith at least

We are but mortals, vulnerable to deceit, fear, jealousy, stupidity, anger, temptation and all else the devil deals

...the greatest harm can result from the best intentions - Terry Goodkind

...magic in forgiveness...magic to heal. In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. - Terry Goodkind

Everyones yearns for perfection. Most make compromises. Some go through life in their quest for perfection without compromise, but few ever find their holy grail. The sad thing is to find it and then lose it.

M.L.R.O. mostly

Tuesday, November 01, 2005

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There is no privacy that cannot be penetrated; no secret can be kept in a civilized world - Ralph Waldo
Society is a masked ball where everyone hides his real character; and reveals it by hiding - Unknown

Courtesy of One tree hill, worth watching just for the quotes

p/s: what's tobriand?