After reading the Jefferson pendulum alternative measurment system I
began wondering what the modern "English" system would look like if
Jefferson revised his proposal and included a third alterntive whereby
he rounded the inch to exactly 25 mm and used this as a basis unit for
mass and volume.
I
On Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Adrian Jadic wrote:
> I have recently joined ... and I wanted to say Hi!
Welcome, Adrian.
> ...
> Can anyone tell me where I can find info about this board and it's work?
> ...
Adrian,
Forget the Metric Board. It no longer exists.
The latest source on o
I received a call today from Mr. Peter Brier with the Ontario Ministry
of Transportation. He is one of the few people remaining in the ministry
who was around during the metrication efforts.
A few weeks back (2000-10-17) I sent an email to this ministry asking
about the history and difficulties s
On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Dennis Brownridge wrote:
> Nothing is packaged to gram or milliliter precision,...
Superglues are ofter packages in amounts of a gram or two.
Less than a gram of "nothing" is sufficient to tear the skin off
fingers after less than a second of contact!
Gene.
Thank you all for your suggestions regarding the German bed accessories!
I'm going to order a Quelle catalog for my two co-workers who have them
(they don't have internet access).
Jason
Tuesday, Oct 31 12:00 a local CBS station carried news of the launch
of one US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to the International Space
Station.
In the background the words " about fifteen hundred meters per second";
and a few seconds later, the words "forty seven hundred m
I have two copies of "The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual," and
here is what it says regarding the use of metric units (from the 1998
edition). When you read this, you will see that most AP reporters are going
against the instructions given in the AP Stylebook! Here is the full
quota
I discovered the hard way that frequent updating (from McAfee's online
update service) is just as important as frequent scanning. When Leonardo
alerted me that I was infected, a complete VirusScan found nothing until I
updated; then it found 3300 infected files!
> -Original Message-
> Fro
I've just added email and download scanning to my McAfee Virus Scan.
Bill Potts, CMS
San Jose, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of i.moseley
> Sent: November 01, 2000 15:13
> To: U.S. Metric Associat
you should really do it from a clean boot disc; some viri can hide!
> Mine is set to run each day at 03:00.
>
> I just ran it again within the last few minutes. It scanned 15689 files and
> found no viruses.
Click on the "Common Misconceptions" link at the bottom, and you find the
following:
Nat
Myth: Metrification is an EU plot
Fact: Metrication is a British decision, not an EU-phenomenon. It is a
global development - all other Commonwealth countries have gone metric, and
the US is going metric. A
This site from the British Foreign office also has a section about
Euromyths. Metrication is also named.
http://www.fco.gov.uk
You can click Euromyths on the homepage. You can see a speed sign there
saying "30 kilometres."
Han
My contractor friend who does only commercial buildings agreed with my
summary of the situation: the externas and the main structure of commercial
buildings are metric, but the interior finishing is predominantly imperial
because the house market is so much bigger than the commercial market.
He a
On Wed, 1 Nov 2000 13:49:28 -0800, "Bill Potts"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>That's really good news about Tesco.
Indeed! I'll have to check with my local TSD as they said they would
keep me informed of developments on the discussions Tesco's TSD were
holding with them on this.
>As I expect to b
You can order the $11.75 version from http://www.ap.org/pages/order.html.
Bill Potts, CMS
San Jose, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Scott Clauss
> Sent: November 01, 2000 13:42
> To: U.S. Metri
That's really good news about Tesco.
As I expect to be over there again in four weeks, I'll go in and see for
myself.
So much for that clown on alt.politics.uk who ends all his messages with "I
shop at Tescos."
Bill Potts, CMS
San Jose, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
> -Original Mes
We often chastise the AP and their stylebook. I'm just wondering if anyone
in this Litserv actually owns a copy, and what does it really say in regards
to metric?
You can buy it from Amazon for sixteen bucks. Saw another version for 11
bucks, but I seem to have lost the ref. for that. This boo
I've just received the following from one of the members of my new
UKMA mailing list:
>Chris,
>
>Thanks for putting the list together - it's nice to see the beginnings
>of a more widespread metric advocacy campaign starting.
>
>I was walking to my local newsagent on Sunday morning, when I passed
You forgot about
AREA
Under a strict "powers of 1000" system, the only acceptable and practical
units for area are mm², m², and km². These differ by a factor of 1 000 000,
so many measurements would have to be expressed with very large numbers.
The area of a sheet of A4 paper, for example, has to
Adrian Jadic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Subject: [USMA:8925] Re: HTML Format
> Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 12:22:43 -0500
> From: Adrian Jadic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I really don't know what happens.
>
> My default is set to Plain text. I also sent
"Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Subject: [USMA:8912] MCO commentary
> Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 06:19:10 -0500
> From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Some old MCO commentary from Federation of American Scientists...
[much comme
Mine is set to run each day at 03:00.
I just ran it again within the last few minutes. It scanned 15689 files and
found no viruses.
perhaps I should update it with McAfee since I just renewed a year's service
and see if the update would then find anything.
Norm
Mike:
If someone forwards a message to the list, it may very will contain
JavaScript. Not all email software that allow HTML format has a means to
disable JavaScript.
Regardless, though, the fact remains that quite a few USMA list server
members don't have HTML-format capability in their email s
On Wed, 01 Nov 2000 11:04:16 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hooper, Bill
and or Barbara) wrote:
>Many of you have countered my argument in favor of voluntarily phasing out
>the use of the special prefixes centi, deci, hecto and deka. The arguments
>always seem to center on the centimetre.
>
>But let m
On Tue, 31 Oct 2000 16:55:57 -0700, you wrote:
>I am afraid that I was guilty of extrapolating from two tapes that I have.
>The European tape is a Cisco Uni-Matic 5 m that I bought in France. I have
>been told that Cisco is a British company.
I think you mean Fisco, Joe. This is, indeed, a Brit
Folks,
Viruses may "ride in HTML e-mails", but do not ride in the HTML, rather in the
JavaScript (NOT the same as Java), or ActiveX functions embedded in the HTML
file. You can still allow HTML files if you turn off the ability to execute
JavaScript and ActiveX controls (some browsers/mail cli
I really don't know what happens.
My default is set to Plain text. I also sent myself a message through the
intranet and it came back in Plain text. For some reason when it goes out it
goes in HTML.
I will call our IS dept. In the meantime I will stop writing to the
listserver.
Adrian
On 1 Nov 2000, at 11:04, Hooper, Bill and or Barbara wrote:
> Many of you have countered my argument in favor of voluntarily phasing
> out the use of the special prefixes centi, deci, hecto and deka. The
> arguments always seem to center on the centimetre.
> But let me draw a comparison between
Adrian,
Go to your Outlook address book.
Hilite your USMA address
click Properties
click Send options
click I want to specify..
click MIME
click Plain Text
this procedure ensures you send plain test to that addressee whilst allowing
you to send HTML to others.
Baron
-Original Messa
Please remember that, if you are replying to an HTML-formatted message with
email software that supports that format, you will need to use the Format
menu to change your reply to Plain Text.
Your default setting will not apply in such a case.
Bill Potts, CMS
San Jose, CA
http://metric1.org [SI N
Adrian:
You need to go into your email program's options (Tools menu in the case of
Outlook) and set the default to Plain Text.
Also, you might want to double check, initially, by clicking on Format in
the message composition window and seeing what is selected. If HTML is
selected, click on Pla
Many of you have countered my argument in favor of voluntarily phasing out
the use of the special prefixes centi, deci, hecto and deka. The arguments
always seem to center on the centimetre.
But let me draw a comparison between length and mass:
LENGTH
If we wish to express the length of 152 cm w
Please, please, Paul and everyone else. PLAIN TEXT ONLY!
I has been repeatedly pointed out on this list that quite a few members
don't have email software with HTML capability.
We are also more vulnerable to viruses with HTML-formatted messages. I
frequently exchange HTML-formatted messages with
Title: HTML Format
My previous message left this computer in Plain Text format. I was myself surprised to receive my own message back in HTML. I have no idea why.
I checked in my Outlook's "Sent Items" folder and it is still in Plain Text.
This message also leaves in Plain text. If anyone ha
See the story at:
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/10/31/virus.havock.idg/index.html.
Bill Potts, CMS
San Jose, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
Title: Hello! ..and a few Questions (no viruses)
Hello
and welcome -
A
couple of quick responses. 1) The US Metric Board was essentially
disbanded by Ronald Reagan when he refused to provide funding for it, sometime
back in the 80's. 2) Certain items/activities are controlled by
regulat
Adrian:
Welcome to the list.
First, an important point. Please don't use HTML format for messages to this
list. Some members don't have HTML-enabled email software. Also, unlike
plain text message, HTML messages can be vehicles for the newer computer
viruses.
On item 1, Ronald Reagan removed th
Title: Hello! ..and a few Questions (no viruses)
I have recently joined this listserver (and USMA), and I wanted to say Hi!
Before I get to the questions I want to thank Don Hillger for making this open discussion possible and USMA in general for their work on what I believe is one of the mo
To all: These viruses ride in HTML e-mails. We therefore no longer accept
HTML e-mails, you may want to consider doing same. Just a suggestion. Yvonne
Halpaus
>From today's WSJ
Nat
November 1, 2000
Swatch Hopes 'Internet Time'
Goes Beyond Marketing Ploy
By ALMAR LATOUR and EDWARD HARRIS
Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Is Ericsson ticking right?
The Swedish telecom-equipment maker recently sent out party invitations to
celebrate the l
Some old MCO commentary from Federation of American Scientists...
Nat
http://www.fas.org/mars/991008-mars20.htm
TYPE=U-S OPINION ROUNDUP
TITLE=NASA'S BIG METRIC MISTAKE
NUMBER=6-11508
BYLINE=ANDREW GUTHRIE
DATELINE=WASHINGTON
EDITOR=ASSIGNMENTS
TELEPHONE=619-3335
CONTENT=
INTRO: The United St
> I just checked my computer with Norton AntiVirus and had no virus. Norton
> AntiVirus must have intercepted and destroyed it before it reached my inbox.
> Yesterday morning I updated the virus files; this was just in time. I
> strongly suspect that Dennis's virus spread using his address book.
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