Comments on: Powers of Ten http://austinmatzko.com/2006/07/19/powers-of-ten/ A blog about philosophy, Christianity, web development and whatever else I feel like writing about. Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:59:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2-RC4-18391 By: Will http://austinmatzko.com/2006/07/19/powers-of-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-6857 Will Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:28:43 +0000 http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/19/powers-of-ten/#comment-6857 Also reminds me of the intro to <i>Contact</i>. A God's eye-and-ear view. Also reminds me of the intro to Contact. A God’s eye-and-ear view.

]]> By: Michael C. http://austinmatzko.com/2006/07/19/powers-of-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-6853 Michael C. Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:14:05 +0000 http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/19/powers-of-ten/#comment-6853 Fun. That does take me back. I always like footage that zooms away from the earth like that. I can’t imagine creating this film with, well, film (not digital technology).

I think this guy illustrates the importance of keeping those powers of ten straight:

May 2001: A trader at Lehman Brothers mistyped a trade and wiped £30 billion off the stock market. He wanted to sell £3 million of stock but typed too many zeros and sold £300 million. (Entire Story)

]]> By: DGus http://austinmatzko.com/2006/07/19/powers-of-ten/comment-page-1/#comment-6816 DGus Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:02:42 +0000 http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/2006/07/19/powers-of-ten/#comment-6816 Excellent post. Excellent post.

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