From lojban-out@lojban.org Thu Nov 09 09:49:37 2006 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 84243 invoked from network); 9 Nov 2006 17:39:16 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m32.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 9 Nov 2006 17:39:16 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 9 Nov 2006 17:39:15 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GiCoD-0005Lt-AM for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:31:21 -0800 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GiCmf-0005Kp-6t; Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:29:51 -0800 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:29:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GiCmD-0005Ke-PT for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:29:17 -0800 Received: from nz-out-0102.google.com ([64.233.162.198]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GiCm7-0005KP-0F for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:29:17 -0800 Received: by nz-out-0102.google.com with SMTP id r28so162425nza for ; Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:29:09 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.35.61.17 with SMTP id o17mr1277682pyk.1163089749601; Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:29:09 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.35.22.14 with HTTP; Thu, 9 Nov 2006 08:29:09 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <925d17560611090829v14c82c5h3058af551936c7c4@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 13:29:09 -0300 In-Reply-To: <4553507C.3030500@ropine.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <45528614.5000104@phma.optus.nu> <455293C5.9040104@kli.org> <925d17560611090739q1702153dsb66db3e96516f6a1@mail.gmail.com> <4553507C.3030500@ropine.com> X-Spam-Score: -2.5 (--) X-archive-position: 12990 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: jjllambias@gmail.com X-list: lojban-list X-Spam-Score: -2.5 (--) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Originating-IP: 64.81.49.134 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:0:0:0 X-eGroups-From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jorge_Llamb=EDas?=" From: "=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jorge_Llamb=EDas?=" Reply-To: jjllambias@gmail.com Subject: [lojban] Re: Lojban customary measuring units X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790; y=1tH1cRYkxP4CtQ926_laXVBvNEMDLDVc0A-_X0hTTODPn3t1BQ X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 27432 On 11/9/06, Seth Gordon wrote: > On a related note, I like to think that in Lojbanistan there are 81 > fepni in a rupnu, with 1-, 3-, 9-, and 27-fepni coins, because that is > the optimal system for making change (cf. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanced_ternary#Applications). > > :-) But before that efficient system was introduced, the monetary subunit was the cenru'u, as in the old saying: lo dinynei cu xenru .u'u lo nu xaksu lo cenru'u mu'o mi'e xorxes To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.