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From: yiri@ucf-cs.UUCP (Yirmiyahu BenDavid)
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Subject: Re: Re: Shabbat electricity (what is work?)
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Date: Fri, 19-Oct-84 11:18:01 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 19 11:18:01 1984
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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'?