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Subject: Why doesn't America use the metric system?
Schackleford    12/22/2005 11:06:47 AM
I know I must be sounding like some arrogant euro-trash for even bringing this up, but here it comes: Why doesn't America use SI-standard metric system? Maybe it's just me :I have never been able to learn/remember how far you have to walk to walk a "mile", I have no idea how deep you must dig to get six "feet" under... and what is an "inch" anyway? But using a common and logic-based system seems to be a better solution then what you have today.
 
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MCSquared       7/11/2011 4:48:50 PM

I understand the joke, jj, but gapping metal is not the same as measuring time. The,second minute hour day, as well as well as the  lunar and solar calenders are not decimal  based by the way: otherwise velocity measurements would be a LOT simpler. :-)
I understand the jokes, as well - and many are funny.  To answer your decimal question, the base-10 calendar and time are here (call it "metric" if you will), but can be found on-line:
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For some of us in the computational arts, base 2 with powers renders imperial entirely logical and preferrable to metric.  Sure we can count on our ten fingers and ten toes like the rest of you metric luddites when need be ;>)
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Then you win - the King is indeed superior to science - good thing we have abandoned our space program and we now know Russia is better, and now the King.  All hail the King.  Bow now ... and repeat after me: "God save the Queen!"
 
Did you enjoy Kate & William?  As a fan of the Monarchy, I'm guessing you were lined-up for for autographs ... and HATE Independence Day.  Question is - why did the USA fight the King ... when they LOVE the King so much, and have now proven that he *is* better that the space age system?
 
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MCSquared       7/11/2011 5:03:42 PM
MCsquared - stop being a rude ignorant prick (posting in this line because Explorer is playing up)

1)  Then you stop, too.  I've been cynical, yes ... but never used harsh language (unlike you).  So I now write: "YOU stop being rude, and using malediction...."  Remember, sometimes when one points a finger, there are 3 pointing back.
2)  Explorer is buggy [hence your posting issue] - consider trying Firefox.   http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/
3)  Do you know what "ignorant" means?  If you had to look it up, then you and I know you didn't know.  If you didn't look it up [you knew it], then you are using the word incorrectly.   Either way proving my point.
:-)
 
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RedParadize       7/11/2011 9:06:14 PM

For some of us in the computational arts, base 2 with powers renders imperial entirely logical and preferrable to metric.  Sure we can count on our ten fingers and ten toes like the rest of you metric luddites when need be ;>)
v^2

Computational arts? Thats what I do too, but however I don't understand your point. A unit is a unit whatever it represent in the 3dworld, same goes for the pixel in 2d. but its is always on a decimal system, never on
a dozenal.
 
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MCSquared       7/12/2011 2:52:15 PM


For some of us in the computational arts, base 2 with powers renders imperial entirely logical and preferrable to metric.  Sure we can count on our ten fingers and ten toes like the rest of you metric luddites when need be ;>)
v^2

Computational arts? Thats what I do too, but however I don't understand your point. A unit is a unit whatever it represent in the 3dworld, same goes for the pixel in 2d. but its is always on a decimal system, never on
a dozenal.
It's SO nice to have another Professional's opinion - especially when it helps my point.
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RedParadize       7/13/2011 12:16:33 PM



For some of us in the computational arts, base 2 with powers renders imperial entirely logical and preferrable to metric.  Sure we can count on our ten fingers and ten toes like the rest of you metric luddites when need be ;>)
v^2

Computational arts? Thats what I do too, but however I don't understand your point. A unit is a unit whatever it represent in the 3dworld, same goes for the pixel in 2d. but its is always on a decimal system, never on
a dozenal.
It's SO nice to have another Professional's opinion - especially when it helps my point.
:-)

Hah, sorry I somtimes miss the sarcastic touch in english, My native language is french (Quebec).
 
I worked mostly on pub and movie, I did work on games but not offen. I am mostly a generalist (I usualy don't work on the texturing and rendering part)
 
What about you?
 
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MCSquared       7/13/2011 7:02:04 PM



It's SO nice to have another Professional's opinion - especially when it helps my point.
:-)

Hah, sorry I somtimes miss the sarcastic touch in english, My native language is french (Quebec).
 
I worked mostly on pub and movie, I did work on games but not offen. I am mostly a generalist (I usualy don't work on the texturing and rendering part)
 
What about you?

We should chat outside the parameters of this thread - mail to: phil@partycentral.com
Anyone else who wants to talk civilly, feel free.   :-)
 
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VelocityVector    RedParadize   7/13/2011 9:39:50 PM
No worries.  My post was not intended to be taken literally - I often take considerable liberty with math and logic here - but rather I had hoped it might serve up a "chill pill" here given the topic IMHO is simplistic at best and thus unworthy of rancor.  FWIW I am a U.S. patent lawyer in private practice and I hold a graduate degree in c.s.  I have up until a few years ago also served as a consultant contributing to projects that may be of interest to this site and I didn't do it for the money.  I have visited Quebec several times.  Québécois:  please continue growing fine hockey players and, moreover, ship them off to my alma mater, the University of Michigan/Ann Arbor; RedParadize will receive a free bearclaw pastry for every U-M player landed ;>)  Adieu.
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MCSquared       7/14/2011 4:12:29 PM

No worries.  My post was not intended to be taken literally - I often take considerable liberty with math and logic here - but rather I had hoped it might serve up a "chill pill" here given the topic IMHO is simplistic at best and thus unworthy of rancor.  FWIW I am a U.S. patent lawyer in private practice and I hold a graduate degree in c.s.  I have up until a few years ago also served as a consultant contributing to projects that may be of interest to this site and I didn't do it for the money.  I have visited Quebec several times.  Québécois:  please continue growing fine hockey players and, moreover, ship them off to my alma mater, the University of Michigan/Ann Arbor; RedParadize will receive a free bearclaw pastry for every U-M player landed ;>)  Adieu.
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Very good point!  I agree, and will follow suit. Maybe I'll use yu to Patent my Trademarked "Pyro Sax" - seen at pyrosax.com
 
Indeed - let's chat!
 
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VelocityVector    MCSquared   7/15/2011 6:23:33 PM
Respectfully, I do not troll for business here or anywhere.  I will not contact you or others based upon information disclosed through this website except for purely social purposes.  If a professional relationship between us is meant to be, then we will connect on the outside.  I wish you good luck with your legitimate business ventures.  Cheers.
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Reactive       7/16/2011 9:37:38 PM


For some of us in the computational arts, base 2 with powers renders imperial entirely logical and preferrable to metric.  Sure we can count on our ten fingers and ten toes like the rest of you metric luddites when need be ;>)
v^2

Computational arts? Thats what I do too, but however I don't understand your point. A unit is a unit whatever it represent in the 3dworld, same goes for the pixel in 2d. but its is always on a decimal system, never on
a dozenal.
Red, 
 
Respectfully I think V2 was referring to the "use of computers" and more specifically to the binary system itself which as you know is a base 2 system that has to be converted to our decimal system in order for us to derive useful information out of it, this in itself comes with problems, as we want to quantify using our base 10 metric system (kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes etc) when we are in fact talking about values of 1024 and so on. 
 
The strength of the metric system is that it is more easy to understand given our preference for a base 10 system, but more particularly because of the inbuilt correlation across unit types.  
 
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