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S.314, the "Pi Bill"
Brad Huntting wrote:
> Can anyone confirm this S.314 thing? It sounds an awful lot like
> the "modem tax" and other urban legends.
>
>
I wrote a post to comp.org.eff.talk in which I asked if "S.314" isn't
just the "Pi Bill," in which pi = 3.14 is mandated to be pi = 3.00.
S.314 I initially, for a minute or so, thought to be a put-on, a
spoof. But the text lacked other signs of humor and had the trappings
of a real bill. And then versions from reputable groups began to
appear, so I was of course convinced it was real.
If it's a spoof, it's too cute by half.
--Tim May
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