der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA> wrote:

> > Heh.  Minor nit to pick.  Since the earth is rotating, we aren't
> > really in an intertial frame.
> 
> Oog.  Why do you have to go and be difficult on me? :-)

If we are going to be nitpicky also remember that we are in a
constantly accelerating frame (so it's not really inertial).
And everyone is accelerating in a different direction
(unless you measure between rack mounted machines).
Luckily the absolute value of the acceleration is almost constant. :)

	-- Lennart