tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196547498235237605.post5553072908686562952..comments2023-08-22T09:13:46.308-04:00Comments on Computing Ignorance: Getting the Americans to Go MetricMozglubovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04803674886685831282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196547498235237605.post-59280416717644152402008-07-06T08:46:00.000-04:002008-07-06T08:46:00.000-04:00Heh, I spent a great deal of yesterday serving as ...Heh, I spent a great deal of yesterday serving as a metric/imperial transalator between Americans and Europeans. Degrees Fahrenheit still bug me, though.Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838886328405571130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196547498235237605.post-82056293007531236442008-07-04T17:03:00.000-04:002008-07-04T17:03:00.000-04:00I tried designing a metric time system when I was ...I tried designing a metric time system when I was going into middle school. However, I realised it was fairly useless since the number of days in a year is not convertible to decimal systems. So, while we might be able to convert over to a 10 hour (or its equivalent)/day, 10 day/week system, we would still be faced with having 36.5 weeks in the year.<BR/><BR/>Also, when I meant commonly bound by the imperial system I was referring to certain aspects of our life which are dominated by material from American manufacturers, mainly the stuff you buy from a hardware store. It is still much harder in this country to buy metric equipment, and most people I know who do any sort of manufacturing (other than high-tech) are more comfortable in imperial. As far as Britain goes, granted I haven't been there in a few years, but when I was there I was shocked to find that there were still some signs in miles per hour.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, as I said, this was a fairly frivolous post.Mozglubovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803674886685831282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196547498235237605.post-82467455690341659582008-07-04T16:46:00.000-04:002008-07-04T16:46:00.000-04:00Why not metric time too? people talk about time a ...Why not metric time too? people talk about time a lot. Remember this moment, people: 80 past 2 on April 47th, it's the start of an enlightened era.<BR/><BR/>Also I don't think Canadians are bound by the imperial system in common life. While most of us casually refer to feet, miles and pounds, I don't think you can find a lot of people who can confidently tell you how many feet to the yard, how many yards in a mile and how many ounces in a pound.<BR/><BR/>One the other hand, you might find many more people who know roughly how many feet in a metre, how many kilometers in a mile, and how many grams is a pound.wiseflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12921133850762687897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196547498235237605.post-39149421330549984452008-07-04T16:32:00.000-04:002008-07-04T16:32:00.000-04:00OK, but how do we get everyone to switch to callin...OK, but how do we get everyone to switch to calling them megabucks? Seems like this might actually be harder to do than getting people to use metric, there's much more apparent benefits with metric.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701486643606672348noreply@blogger.com