Yidaki
msg:1239043 | 10:50 am on Apr 30, 2004 (gmt 0) |
>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering $2,718,281,828
>Euler's number e
>Nice touch Larry & Sergey Interesting find. Smells a bit megalomaniac ...
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Macguru
msg:1239044 | 11:56 am on Apr 30, 2004 (gmt 0) |
>>Smells a bit megalomaniac ... Sums up to all successive factorials. :)
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Chndru
msg:1239045 | 1:38 pm on Apr 30, 2004 (gmt 0) |
yeah.. | The quirky nature of Google's founders is even reflected in a touch of geek humour. The exact value of the planned share offering is US$2,718,281,828, which coincidentally also corresponds to the mathematical constant e. |
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[news.bbc.co.uk...]
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georgeek
msg:1239046 | 2:35 pm on Apr 30, 2004 (gmt 0) |
Chndru Someone at the BBC is on the ball they were only 2 hours behind WebmasterWorld.
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amoore
msg:1239047 | 2:42 pm on Apr 30, 2004 (gmt 0) |
I believe one of their buildings is also numbered e = 2.71828...
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Chndru
msg:1239048 | 3:46 pm on Apr 30, 2004 (gmt 0) |
LOL, georgeek :) And lot of stuff here: [news.ft.com...]
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jusdrum
msg:1239049 | 3:56 pm on Apr 30, 2004 (gmt 0) |
That's rad.
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loanuniverse
msg:1239050 | 5:49 pm on Apr 30, 2004 (gmt 0) |
Got to like a company that does something like that and adding the "Don't be Evil" mantra to the filing. I hope that Google does not change, and that the company ultimately wins the current and upcoming wars. Because, they will be wars.
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Mark_A
msg:1239051 | 12:46 am on May 3, 2004 (gmt 0) |
loanuniverse nothing new there then
meet us in boston
just for a
cup of tea
party :-)
no only jokin
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