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By almost 5% actually! https://www.google.com/search?q=11hr+22min+%2F+11hr+55min&oq=11hr+22min+%2F+11hr+55min&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i160l3.6536j0j1&sourceid=ch

By almost 5% actually! https://www.google.com/search?q=11hr+22min+%2F+11hr+55min&oq=11hr+22min+%2F+11hr+55min&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i160l3.6536j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=11hr+22min+%2F+11hr+55min&oq...

wonderwonder 4y ago
You're right! Not sure how I did that.
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chungy 4y ago
If you run Linux and have the `units` program installed, you can even do it without reaching for a web page: $ units '1-(11hr+22min)/(11hr+55min)' Definition: 0.046153846
- vultour 4y ago
  Or you can just convert it into minutes...
- willyt 4y ago
  Just tried this on macOS but it must be a different 'units' command as it won't accept that input. :-( However I just discovered that if you hit command spacebar and paste that into the spotlight search it gives the right answer! Spotlight has always done simple unit conversions but it didn't used to be able to do calculations with units in them. I wonder when that was introduced...
  - dredmorbius 4y ago
    MacOS's default units(1) is the BSD version. GNU Units is far more featureful (and useful IMO). You can install that, as "gunits", using Homebrew.
    - tstrimple 4y ago
      Most of the time I can get away with pretending MacOS is just sitting on top of Linux, but occasionally the BSD differences pop up and bite me.
      - sirtomato 4y ago
        GNU/Linux, or as I've recently been taking to calling it, GNU plus Linux
    - BigJ1211 4y ago
      There is no gunits formula on homebrew, the formula is called gnu-units. The command to use it is `gunits` though.
      - dredmorbius 4y ago
        Given that I invoke GNU Units far more often than I install it, yes, I referred to the command name. It's trivial to find the actual package name using 'brew list | grep units'. See note 2: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31449413 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31449413>
- DangerousPie 4y ago
  I suspect a lot more people here will have access to a browser than to a Linux shell with a specific tool installed.
  - sva_ 4y ago
    A lot of us always have a shell open on the side (we are dozens!!), so it's nice to learn about such tricks.
- xxs 4y ago
  the Math is trivial - it's a bit more of a half an hour out of ~12h. That's bit more than 1/24 = ~4.5%.

wonderwonder 4y ago

You're right! Not sure how I did that.

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chungy 4y ago

If you run Linux and have the `units` program installed, you can even do it without reaching for a web page: $ units '1-(11hr+22min)/(11hr+55min)' Definition: 0.046153846

vultour 4y ago
Or you can just convert it into minutes...
willyt 4y ago
Just tried this on macOS but it must be a different 'units' command as it won't accept that input. :-( However I just discovered that if you hit command spacebar and paste that into the spotlight search it gives the right answer! Spotlight has always done simple unit conversions but it didn't used to be able to do calculations with units in them. I wonder when that was introduced...
- dredmorbius 4y ago
  MacOS's default units(1) is the BSD version. GNU Units is far more featureful (and useful IMO). You can install that, as "gunits", using Homebrew.
  - tstrimple 4y ago
    Most of the time I can get away with pretending MacOS is just sitting on top of Linux, but occasionally the BSD differences pop up and bite me.
    - sirtomato 4y ago
      GNU/Linux, or as I've recently been taking to calling it, GNU plus Linux
  - BigJ1211 4y ago
    There is no gunits formula on homebrew, the formula is called gnu-units. The command to use it is `gunits` though.
    - dredmorbius 4y ago
      Given that I invoke GNU Units far more often than I install it, yes, I referred to the command name. It's trivial to find the actual package name using 'brew list | grep units'. See note 2: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31449413 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31449413>
DangerousPie 4y ago
I suspect a lot more people here will have access to a browser than to a Linux shell with a specific tool installed.
- sva_ 4y ago
  A lot of us always have a shell open on the side (we are dozens!!), so it's nice to learn about such tricks.
xxs 4y ago
the Math is trivial - it's a bit more of a half an hour out of ~12h. That's bit more than 1/24 = ~4.5%.