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From: Sam Ducksworth <sam@duc...>
Subject: Re: [9fans] mk
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 09:55:16 -0700 (PDT)

damn i thought it was scotty from star trek
came up with that rule.

On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Boyd Roberts wrote:

> > Plus allow plenty of room for the next upgrade.
>
> john mackin used to have this theory called:
>
>    estimating by three's
>
> you think it'll take 1 hour, so say 3 hours.
>
> " 1 day = 3 days
> " 1 month = 3 months
>
> etc
>
>
>

--sam