From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 23 20:44:57 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB23C1065671 for ; Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:44:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 465B88FC17 for ; Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:44:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m9NKfrNw082926; Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:41:53 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id m9NKfrb7082925; Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:41:53 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:41:53 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Al Plant Message-ID: <20081023204153.GA82832@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20081023035928.C55AC1065738@hub.freebsd.org> <20081023174911.P4254@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <139b44430810230144j6001c244ndc3d57102d22d9d3@mail.gmail.com> <4900CF1E.3020800@hdk5.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4900CF1E.3020800@hdk5.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:05:20 +0000 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Polytropon , Gonzalo Nemmi , Ian Smith , Valentin Bud Subject: Re: man -t odd page size X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:44:57 -0000 On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 09:23:10AM -1000, Al Plant wrote: > Valentin Bud wrote: > >hello, > >what do you know about this site: http://www.metricamerica.com/. > >i don't remember where i have read that America is going to apply the SI > >(ess eye) > >unit system. > >so things are going to change maybe even the A4 papersize. > > > >a good day, > >v > #########... > > Aloha, > > The Metric System has been a legal measure in the United States since > the 1860's. > > There is nothing to stop anybody legally from using it. Isn't it about time we dump the obsolete 'metric' system based on the paltry base-10 arithmetic and move in to the future with a digitally compatible system based on powers of 2! Divide the day in to 16 hours, 16 minutes per hour, 16 seconds per minute, 16 ??? per second (make up a name), Divide the speed of light by a big power of 2 to get your base measurement of length. Design 6 more digit symbols. Through away some of the dross in plain ASCII and fit them in there. Quit trying to force people to count on their fingers. ////jerry > > In many places in the country both are used. Tue US Military uses > Metric. The film and Video industry for example. Here in Hawaii the > population is very diverse and most people have come from Metric > countries. If you have to ever work on maintaining equipment, mechanical > or electronic, here in the US, both tool sizes are a must. I had to > replace a storage battery yesterday on a clients Japanese Fork Lift and > the fasteners were all metric except for one battery terminal clamp. > > I think the choice by locale for FreeBSD is an excellent solution. > > > > ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 > + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + > + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + > < email: noc@hdk5.net > > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"