>> The weird padding comes about from the history of the number.... > Okay, but... that's not the world we live in anymore. Anybody. Anywhere. Amen brother. As a profession, we seem to have real difficulty dropping practices when they are no longer relevant. As a result, complexity keeps growing and our systems and procedures become an increasingly confusing tangle. Rube Goldberg would break down in tears if he could see some of the things we have done.Received on Thu Jul 23 2009 - 12:20:34 EDT