At 11 03 05, 02:58 AM, Stephen Humphreys wrote (in respose to Pat's 4 approaches) >Your text makes interesting reading. > >My own, personal, point of view is that metrication isn't happening, or is >about to happen. It's already happened.
This is an interesting point. I have a friend who emigrated from Russia about 1992, and when I asked her for a borscht recipe, she gave it to me with cups and tablespoons. I said "Hey, I know metric!" and she said "We still use cups and tablespoons for cooking." Which brings up two points: (a) I, for one, did not know what units Russia used a century ago, and (b) after about 75 years of being metric some things still have not changed. >I view metrication in the same way as computerisation. It has happened. BUT >it does not replace technology and ideas that don't require, don't need or are >not wanted by computer. There is a lot of truth to this. Except that I think computerization will continue to creep into new areas, as I think that an all metric country will continue to become more metric even in (say) cooking. >I prefer vinyl records to CD's - there are many many articles that show that >the old analogue format is better than the new format. Technologically CD (ie >digital) is higher than vinyl (analogue) but they can both co-exist. I would >be against any move to [ban] vinyl because it's "been superceded by CD". >There are many examples of my view on metrication above - but this one is >closest to me since HiFi is my hobby. You're one of those "vinyl is better" guys, huh??? Well, we'll never agree on that, but you can count me on your side should anyone try to ban vinyl records or analog circuitry! (But it's going to get more expensive as it becomes less popular.) Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com
