A good metric map/directions site is www.maporama.com.
Unlike the other ones once you set your units to metric they stay like that everytime you visit the site..
I found it better than any of the "known" ones (Mapquest, Map point, MapsOnUs, etc.).
metricus- Original Message -From: "BB VIJ"
AMEN!
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Joseph B. Reid
Sent: Friday, 26 April, 2002 19:30
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:19681] ISO paper sizes
I think Adrian Jadic's suggestion that Metric Today should be printed on A3
format
This is the kind of letter that only Jim can write. That's why we love him
so much. Not THAT kind of love!
As much as I agree with what you say I will try to convince you that the
whole scenario has one principal flaw. It will not work because even if the
lawmakers will rule the SI in, the popula
Yes Jim and even switching from ifp to metric screws also:
- does not meet any of their personal needs,
- makes life awkward during the transition time,
- proves that metrication is hard, fella!. and therefore
- something that should be avoided.
How about changing f
and like
you and many others I also hope that, in a near future, the USA will choose
to finally be rid of this last trace of American
isolationism.
Sincerely,
Adrian Jadic
PS:
Jim Ellwell accused me on the listserv that I am one of those who want "to cram "pure metric" in
Yes John there are file cabinets for legal size. Just look online at office
depot or staples or in any office furniture catalog and you will find filing
cabinets for legal wich are a bit wider than the regular ones.
Bill Potts may be referring to the so called side loading file cabinets. In
these
Yes Joe, and this is one of the main features of the format.
The series were on the basis that a drawing or picture that is made on any
format will fit perfectly if reduced or enlarged AND that in the same time
the development of the subformats are done through halves which is
associated with gre
ect: [USMA:19614] Re: Answer from MT editors
There are two glaring error of fact in Adrian's message (quoted here):
on 4/24/2002 5:10 PM, Adrian Jadic at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I wrote a small explanation letter asking them to publish it in response
to
> the eroneous Editor's note
In the MT answer I posted earlier we find this statement made by the
editors:
"However, USMA's mission is to make [correctly used] SI the only
measurement language used by the United States, not to promote international
standards."
I don't know how other USMA members on this list feel about it
of the metric system. In the meantime all
readers have been "assured" that the A series are not metric therefore such
move is not justified.
I am attaching my letter in MS Word 2000 format (no bugs). I need to use a
word processing format since I used special text formatting.
Adrian Ja
Guys, I can't keep up with the amount of e-mails. Slow-down!
My Outlook downloaded 105 messages today. It will be Monday by the time I
read them all!
I can forget about writing any message. I need my freedom of speech!
A.
freedom.
Adrian
PS I have a lot to read. Will write more.
-Original Message-
From: Pat Naughtin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, 02 February, 2002 00:38
To: Adrian Jadic; U.S. Metric Association
Subject: Re: [USMA:17778] RE: Euro vs. Metrication
Dear Adrian and All,
on
t; mind
>
> I'm not a lawyer, but it occurs to me that the Secretary of Commerce has
> only to go through the regulatory procedures to do this, starting with a
> Notice of Public Rule Making. After all, it's a cost-cutting measure
> government should consider, isn't
ject.
At 04:20 PM 1/30/2002 -0600, Adrian Jadic wrote:
>You're in denial Bill! If they are not units of measure what are they? Can
>you give me a definition for units of measure? What is the difference
>between BTU and flushes?
I think Bill has a very valid point. Your comment he
Steven Davis Wrote:
If the stallholder possesses dual-purpose scales, (which Steve Thoburn
actually did) although the transaction has to be in metric, there is nothing
to stop him pressing a button and showing the customer the amount in the
units requested!!.
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Steve, I am not sure if it
lwell
Sent: Wednesday, 30 January, 2002 16:31
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:17775] Re: Fwd: Euro vs. Metricationt)
At 03:19 PM 1/30/2002 -0600, Adrian Jadic wrote:
>I think you exaggerate when comparing metrication with killing someone. Or
>something.
I was, which was why I
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Bill Potts
Sent: Wednesday, 30 January, 2002 15:27
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:17772] Re: Democracy and metrication
Adrian Jadic wrote:
"The first and simplest example is the computer screen resolution. Although
the pixel size can be eas
I think you exaggerate when comparing metrication with killing someone. Or
something.
I don't see any way in which it will kill individual freedom. The civilized
society is based on a universal acceptance of a set of rules of behavior.
W&M is part of it.
If you take freedom to the absolute then
I apologize for being late on my reply but other matters took priority.
First, I must say that I am mostly pleased with the discussion on this
matter. I have also read what the others had to say and I will attempt to
compile.
I agree with your definition of the hands-free approach as being capit
hat make up the backbone behind the success of the
internet! Besides, it seems to me that governments do not usually interfere
with such processes. On the contrary, they actually support those and pay
lip service to whatever they come up with (that is, usually!...).
Comments anyone?
On Mon, 28
Car makers do buy some subassemblies from different manufacturers. Also,
there are also manufacturers for spare parts which may not be direct
suppliers to the carmaker. So, one could find an alternator or winshield
wiper motor or some other similar part that has non metric bolts. That's how
the me
oes.
A.
-Original Message-
From: Gene Mechtly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, 27 January, 2002 14:06
To: Adrian Jadic
Cc: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: Voting for SI
On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Adrian Jadic wrote:
> ...
> *Metric is NOT a political favor*! If they don't
This is my answer to a series of messages with different subjects in which
several others and Jim Elwell were involved. I had enough time to reflect on
the matter Sunday afternoon under the sun in my backyard. Here goes:
So Jim:
I was basically thinking of your model of "non-interventionist metr
http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/0,1518,178038,00.html
Some of you may be interested in this article in Der Spiegel. As they
picture it, we can conclude that metrication is far far away. Otherwise it's
off topic.
A.
Yes, I think that BMI may be fun. I will ask my wife about some charts and if I get
them in time I will send them to you.
To calculate BMI you could have a chart made in Excel with masses from 60 kg to 100 kg
for ex. and heights from 1.50 m to 2 m. If you make 2 cm and 2 kg steps on the chart
Well Jim, on the NRA subject our roads split. I don't own a gun
because.no, that's the wrong subject for this forum.
In terms of metrication and who we are. Yes, I agree with the statement: "If
people do not believe metric is good, then they do not consider us "educated
people who wish the be
My previous message came from Adrian & Sandra Jadic. No, my wife did not
participate in the discussion. I had only changed the subscription on the
list so that the messages come to my Outlook (Pop-up maibox). I have now
modified those settings.
So, don't panic!. Mamma has not stepped in yet!
A.
I think that my words were a little bit misunderstood.
When I said that we need leadership I meant in the discussion on the list and not in
US metrication.
I was not criticizing our leadership for the achievements in US metrication. I do not
consider myself informed/qualified enough to make th
All I am trying to say is that *We need leadership!*
I have no clue what is going on and most of the people on the list dont have either.
Therefore, how can we be constructive?
I am sure that all of us are doing this out of passion and everyones wife must be
saying the same thing.
However, in
Jim: (I have also read the MA BE's posting "individual freedom")
I am glad that you bring this up and as Marcus says "we kind-of guessed your position".
I have to say that I understand and somewhat agree with your views.
However, and dont get me wrong here, you have a very "Americanized" opini
What you are telling us is regrettable and I think it is high time that we revise our
attitude towards our postings on the list. I have to confess that I also hate it when
people go WAY off track, or when I receive tenths of messages containing just a short
dialog. I think that a posting should
To answer the third question: because it is the ISO format. I am not familiar with the
japanese formats but in my Autocad the JIS paper formats are the same but only named
JIS A0,1,2,3,4. I have not checked it recently but my memory tells me they have the
same dimensions with ISO A-series.
And
Jim and Han:
The format options under the Page Setup are determined solely by the printer driver
you are using and of course by the printer itself.
I use for example a german version of a driver for my HP 880 printer. It was the only
way I could get rid of the inches in the paper sizes.
So
I completely agree. However, I would still like to see MT printed on A3.
I feel that maintaining the status quo to print on 11x17 just sends out the wrong
message.
A.
==
John Woelflein wrote inUSMA: 17568
Like everything else, no one will use SI sized anything unless the older versions
products and practices then I *totally agree* with you.
However, I don't think you meant that.
Adrian
==
Bill Potts wrote:
Adrian Jadic wrote: "I totally disagree with your statement that A-series is
not SI."
Adrian Jadic also wrote, in the next two sente
I have a Sony laptop and Alt0128 means that I have to first lock the numerals, then
unlock them. Brrr! It works but it's a real hassle.
It seems that on my computer Windows ME has assigned Ctrl-Alt-E for the euro sign.
This works for me a lot better than the first option.
Adrian
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That would be outrageous!
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I fully agree. I don't think that NG's position is really neutral. If this was the
case they would simply display dual units to avoid taking sides. And I am sure no
reader would have any reason to complain as long as ffu is still legal in the country.
I think their true intention, like you say,
No, they simply DON'T CARE about what other people are confortable with. This is plain
arogance, and if this is the message intended for your readers, please tell me because
I for one, will not buy NG again.
Sincerely,
Adrian Jadic
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As Post Scriptum to my previous posting:
Jesus also had 12 disciples. Don't get me wrong, but I don't see this as a sign from
God but simply as result of the fact that 12 was the base number in those days.
Everybody was thinking in "packs of 12".
To stay with the religious teachings: God gave
On contrary, I believe it is the other way around!
Since ancient times man used the dozen as a basis for many enumerations. Since gods as
well as the signs of the zodiac are man-made and not an universal constant of some
kind they come in "packs" of 12.
It took man a lot of time to develop math
Can somebody answer a question for me?
Why do some people react in such an unexpectedly positive way to change, while others
are more tempted to rally behind some makeshift martyr against obvious progress?
See the attached link. Somewhere in the text the following phrase:
=
Oft wollten die
Boeing will help Russia build a module for ISS
Does this mean that it will be in ffu?
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jeudi 27 décembre 2001, 15h36
MOSCOU (AFP) - Le constructeur aéronautique américain Boeing va aider la Russie à
financer la construction d'un nouveau module pour la Station spatial
For those on the list who do not understand French it basically says that although
many supermarkets are prepaired with at least one cashier per each floor accepting ,
the Buckingham Palace (tours/souvenirs) and all the Royal residences, will not accept
the EU currency.
It is mentioned that t
Dump her!
On a more serious note: many families in Canada still think the human height in ifp.
Not other heights for some reason. They understand for example very well the
clearances under the bridges which are posted on the roads only in meters. They also
understand building heights in meters
It certainly appears to me that the UK will perform the transition to the Euro "à la
Americaine".
They will let the Euro run in parallel with the Sterling and hope that some day,
miraculously, the entire population will speak out in one voice: "We want Euro! We
want Euro!" (Yeah, right!)
Inst
ilto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Adrian Jadic
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 08:02
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:16254] CNN-fn
In our (cable) area CNN-fn has a high rate of metric usage. I have to
confess I have not heard yet a report using ifp.
The temperatures are listed as
As a matter of fact it seems that God (which is the same for muslims, christians and
jews) told us several thousand years ago to GO Metric by giving the 10 commandments.
We still don't get it!
Adrian
PS: And if we put this information together with the Bill's quote from Deuteronomy we
get:
"
le in the US don't know what kPa means, but
it would be nice to know if it's even included on the
tires.
Stephen
- Original Message -
From: "Adrian Jadic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: November 20, 2001
In our (cable) area CNN-fn has a high rate of metric usage. I have to confess I have
not heard yet a report using ifp.
The temperatures are listed as °C/°F
All anchors have a british accent but when talking about their location they refer to
it as "here at the CNN center". I don't know if they
I guess we had a similar discussion sometime ago but I am looking for a tire pressure
gauge in kPa (only). Anyone knows a source? (in US).
Thanks,
Adrian
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Last night I attended a conference together with my wife. The subject was related to a
certain drug (medicine) and it's effects/usage.
The speaker used SI correctly throughout the entire presentation. However, one item
caught my attention and I decided to bring it up to the list since we are al
ssage-
From: Barbara and/or Bill Hooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday 23 October 2001 14:26
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:15848] Re: HP, kW and other
Adrian Jadic wrote:
> For unexplainable reasons there is a lot of inconsistency in rating (the
> power of
I have just been hit by thunder while looking for some (metric) threaded rod in the
McMaster-Carr Industrial Supply Catalog.
The rod in British thread BSW is sold in lengths of one British meter (36")??...
#@&%* etc...
They will receive a letter.
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I had a discussion recently with my brother-in-law and I remembered that in Romania (I
was born there) the national standard calls for capitals to be used for prefixes above
the unit. Ex: Dam, Hm, Km.
I now remember that indeed the road signs are in Km and forces in Engineering often
use DaN.
Since we are talking about consumer products I remembered one recent victory.
We recently moved in a new house and I bought (had to) a washer and a drier. I wanted
a specific brand MIELE.
After some struggle to find the company here I managed to order the machines. However,
I am not an easy cu
For unexplainable reasons there is a lot of inconsistency in rating equipment. While,
as is was discussed here the electrical motors are rated for output power the gas
heaters and burners are rated in BTU input. Then, again the AC units are rated in
"tons of refrigeration" which is also an outp
Sometimes I also get frustrated and it is very easy to turn this frustration into
nationalistic debate/anger/etc.
It is however harder to stay professional, nice, elegant, or whatever you want to call
it, and focus on the cause because if we become a bunch of rebels than the association
will l
Reading my last message I came up with this one:
Units of Stone Age!
Eh? How'bout that?
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Have you downloaded the latest calling software from Net2Phone
Another example of a reputable (German based) international company which prostitutes
itself on the US market. www.karcher.com
Until a year ago one could buy good pressure washers with a manual in SI units and a
temperature regulator in dual units. They also had the same models for US and
EU/i
I bought several tape rules for our department. Metric ONLY of course.
Made by Stanley apparently in France since it's written France on the tape as well as
on the belt clip. On the housing one can read also "modele depose".
Now guess what? On the bottom of the housing right under modele depose
A good example of a company that is switching to metric due to market demand.
BTW, we should include them in the Metric Vendor List
This company is a market leader in hardware for packaging conveyors which includes,
guide rails, flat chain, conveyor legs, etc. etc.
This market was predomina
Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [USMA:14279] Re: DL height specifications
>
> ----- Original Message -
> From: "Adrian Jadic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EM
John:
ISO 2768 Part 1 specifies the usage of General Tolerances (Allgemeintoleranzen) for
linear and angular dimensions in technical drawings. Part 2 deals with form and
position.
There are 4 classes:
f (fine, fein)
m (medim, mittel)
c (coarse, grob)
v (very coarse, sehr grob)
Then, each cl
FYI
Some exchanges I had with our "imperial" Web-master.
A>
-Original Message-
From: "Adrian Jadic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:37:07 +0800
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: WxOffice Feedback for WEBMASTER (Meric/imperial units)
iliar with meters since they have to deal
with other DLs. (Canadian for ex.)
A switch to SI could also be justified by compatibility with other countries when
travelling. I see the DL as an international document.
Was such change ever considered? Is it planned?
Thanks,
Adrian
It is the second time when I post a message and it does not show up.
I wrote a message about General tolerances to the list and to John (kilopascal) today
and I don't see it.
??? Anyone experiencing similar situations?
A>
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Correct!
Wegman's sales it's private label milk in 3 L jugs. Late last year I drove to Canada
and passing by Scranton i noticed a Wegman's and went inside to clook for the jug. I
also bought one.
It really exists folks!
-Original Message-
From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: M
It looks like you are catching the bug!
-Original Message-
From: "Jim Elwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 08:41:25 -0600
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [USMA:14238] Metric in New York: the Ugly, the Bad and the Good
> I spent about 3 hours in a
Quite right!
I would also add that it is a US national specific of not caring much about
regulations. Such attitude like many other have positive and negative consequences.
Fore one it makes the American spirit. On the other hand it makes such changes like
metrication a nightmare.
Germans for
x27;6" ' everywhere. Thanks.
>
> Marcus
>
> On Sun, 08 Jul 2001 18:49:51
> Adrian Jadic wrote:
> >I am reposting this message since it did not go through the first time.
> >
> >The answer to an earlier complaint I made to Loblaws supermarket chain in C
sloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrtümlich glaubt
> frei zu sein.
>
> There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
> are free!
>
> Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Adrian Ja
There is only one conclusion. Those people must be having it really well since they
have nothing better to do than hang up to some useless units in symbol of their
national/personal pride.
Surely the rest of the country has more common sense. At least their government has.
A.
-Original M
nal Message-
> From: Adrian Jadic [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 12:48 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: e-mail message from lcl site: customer_service_question
>
> At the Oakville, ON downtown store you display the maximum allowable
&g
I am well behind my reading of the USMA messages. However, I have to thank Jim Elwell
for this message which did in fact start some "battles".
I honnestly beleive that everything in his review is correct which tells us that the
way to go is SI first and legally binding.
I do beleive though tha
>From the MS Office Help:
_snip_
Press On these keyboard layouts
ALT+0128 (numeric pad) Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, United States 101
ALT+0136 (numeric pad) Cyrillic
AltGr+E Belgian, Belgian Dutch 120, Croatian, Czech, Czech 101, Czech Programmer's,
Danish, Dutch KBD143, Estonian, Faroe
Well, it's the end of our financial year which happens to be also at the end of the
heating season.
Recently, I did the annual utilities report for our site. Of course, it only contained
SI units.
How did I manage to "sell" it to the corporate management?
Only in SI one can make comparisons b
I "consulted" our family physician -my wife- and she related this answer to the list:
She handed me the Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 14 th edition. I quote:
(page 84)
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Whereas the "normal" body temperature in humans has been said to be 37 C (98.6 F) on
the basis of Wunderlich'
Gentlemen,
I was "out" for sometime since my wife just delivered a baby girl on 2001-04-27. Her
weight/height as displayed at Staten Island Univ. Hospital, NY: 3020 g / 46 cm, made
me proud for at least two reasons.
Name: Alexandra.
In the meantime my USMA mail collected thoroughly. I noticed
Torx is a reg. trade mark of Textron Inc.
www.textron.com
Us company. no sign of metric design. However sizes are given for metric and inch
sizes. The T## designation doesn;t seam to represent anything wether in inch or metric.
All screw heads are based on ANSI B sizes not on ISO sizes.
These
This brings up a good point.
People are used to beleive that units of measurement have to be something complicate
because the USCU are complicate to learn and remember. We have besides a clasification
by phisycal property a clasification by application type. Ex: we use watts for
lightbulbs and
d-out more.
Adrian
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From: "James R. Frysinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Adrian Jadic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: April 24, 2001 10:14:41 PM GMT
Subject: Re: [USMA:12434] RE: metric wood screws
This brings up a good point.
People are used to beleive that units of measurement have to be something complicate
because the USCU are complicate to learn and remember. We have besides a clasification
by phisycal property a clasification by application type. Ex: we use watts for
lightbulbs and
Anyone has any idea what is the origin of this system?
I searched a lot, also the ISO and DIN standards, even at EB.com and still found
nothing that clarifies who invented this system and if it is standardized anywhere.
If they are standardized they may as well be under a generic name not TORX
Their web-site is
www.grk-canada.com
Unfortunately their web-site is mainly ifp.
I called them and they could not give me a straight answer. Probably they thought if I
call from US I must be wanting to hear ifp.
When I asked for metric I might have puzzled them totally.
Anyway I asked if th
Anyone has any idea what is the origin of this system?
I searched a lot, also the ISO and DIN standards, even at EB.com and still found
nothing that clarifies who invented this system and if it is standardized anywhere.
If they are standardized they may as well be under a generic name not TORX
Very nice review, John.
I agree with the conclusion. As I said previously even if the conversion is not
complete the battle is won once the population's mentality has switched.
Or, if you ask any Canadian, Canada is metric despite the miles or feet for the
personal height that may appear in *so
They may be only for the US internal market.
Many items are dual labeled mostly on the east and west coasts as a courtesy to the
Spanish speaking. Even the ATMs are dual language.
I remember that when I was in Mexico some 6 years ago I never saw a trace of ifp.
Now, I may be wrong since at th
I tried BTU, ton, therm. They did not work.
I suggest that you consult the NIST guide to SI units:
http://physics.nist.gov/Pubs/SP811/appenB8.html
this will give you a fairly complete list of units.
I don't know how elaborate you want your program to be but you are up to a grat
challenge.
G
It is indeed a double-speak. And it is the game of the most powerful. At this point US
has the biggest internal market under a single currency. The Euro is too young to
compete for now.
If the situation in 2009 changes than the EU stand will change. Otherwise it may
become a perpetuum mobile.
This may be a great opportunity for metrication but he may also push ifp into FTAA.
Adrian
>From Yahoo news:
==
Tuesday April 17 8:09 PM EST
Bush Says Will Push for Fast Track After Summit
By Steve Holland
Click to enlarge photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters)
Does anyone know the e-mail of mr James Taranto which is the chief editor of the
Opinion journal?
I have not subscribed (and will never) so the web page doesn't give me access to the
article or to any comments page.
Adrian
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The answer is of course D.
It is my habit to sign with A> since I want to type A. but I don't lift the finger
from "shift" key fast enough it shows A>. I got used to it.
I did not realize that it will mess up the message.
Sorry.
PS:
The 1867 date may not be accurate since I did not verify it
10:45 -0400 2001/04/16, Adrian Jadic wrote:
>My favorite question would be:
>
>What is the only unit of measurement for length approved by the US
>Congress since 1867?
>
>A:inch;
>B:foot;
>C:yard;
>D:meter
>
>A>
Do you mean that the co
Now, this could be the best way to familiarize Americans with SI.
Could USMA contact the producers of the show and offer them assistance with some more
questions about the metric system? (And some training on how to pronounce them)
I can bet you that this will be the best incentive and the whol
Maybe he is thinking of how many beers one can drink per kilometer of driving so then
he makes a small conversion to mg/mm
It's called politician's math.
A
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Sent: April 15, 2001 1:48:13 AM GMT
Yes Nat, many US SW companies choose to write the date code US style and not to
respect the windows settings. There are some extra lines in the software and they are
probably lazy to add them.
It is probably because in most cases they can get away with it.
I had the same experience at work and
On a lighter note:
I had my wife read the exchanges in the FPLA & UPLR series to see what she thinks.
Well, (as usual) she thinks I'm wrong. Go figure!
She was more in favor of Marcus's opinion.
After a Good Friday afternoon debate we determined what was unclear and so I decided
to share it w
I just received the answer from my friend in Montreal and to complete the answer they
list it in metres as follows:
Taille: (m)
1,85
Yes, is the continental Europe way: comma, not point!
A.
PS> I was expecting something like this since the Quebecois have a tendency sometimes
to be more fren
>Incidentally, it it is only loose food that is dual-priced. The
delikatessens that I know price by 100 g.
I thought so but I was not sure. I did not remember using pounds in Ontario and now
that you confirm I realized that loose goods were dual priced but the weigh scales
that hang in the gre
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