Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ucf-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!duke!ucf-cs!yiri From: yiri@ucf-cs.UUCP (Yirmiyahu BenDavid) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Re: Shabbat electricity (what is work?) Message-ID: <1592@ucf-cs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 19-Oct-84 11:18:01 EDT Article-I.D.: ucf-cs.1592 Posted: Fri Oct 19 11:18:01 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 21-Oct-84 15:05:22 EDT References: brl-tgr.5198 <348@wxlvax.UUCP>, <2257@rochester.UUCP> Organization: UCF, Orlando, FL Lines: 9 I would like to question the use of the term 'at once'. 'At once' in today's vocabulary is relative. While the original author might argue that any timer to defer an action would itself be caused by the action, the term 'at once' is a misnomer of itself. There IS a sizable delay. These days we can measure in picoseconds - and frequently have good reason to do so. So there is no distinction between a 'delay' and 'at once' - only a fuzzy matter of how MUCH time exceeds 'at once'. So, how much time DOES exceed 'at once'?