Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:43:36 -0800 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Tips for installing windows and freeBSD both.. anyone?? Message-ID: <20101112204336.GA6482@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20101112195603.GA40603@guilt.hydra> References: <201011100009.oAA09mfG024502@mail.r-bonomi.com> <AANLkTi=KNcjf6bo52=D9ioh7c8Fu%2BTHOzusvEdA_KRt6@mail.gmail.com> <20101112011934.GC35128@guilt.hydra> <AANLkTi=E7oow_Ej6Fgm6%2BqWJ%2B_Azse4VFsjUoQoKMLv_@mail.gmail.com> <20101112200653.9929e115.freebsd@edvax.de> <AANLkTindYx0tEAtDRGwHyaf-9Xf0w51BPkE7P3dJoHmU@mail.gmail.com> <20101112195603.GA40603@guilt.hydra>
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--/04w6evG8XlLl3ft Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Chad Perrin on Friday, 12 November 2010: > On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 11:33:38AM -0800, Rob Farmer wrote: > >=20 > > To use a US example, you see the same thing with the SI/metric system. > > Scientists and other technical people use it almost universally > > without issue (except for some oddities, PSI is somewhat popular) - it > > is better for real/serious work, but the general public doesn't see it > > as new or valuable - its just a stupid change in the way everything > > has always been done. >=20 > The military uses metric measures as well. Ranges are measured in > meters, not feet or yards, for instance. Distances for travel are > typically measured in kilometers (aka "klicks"). >=20 > The fact that the general public in the US has thus far largely resisted > the use of metric measures is in no way evidence that their use should > not be encouraged, however. >=20 > --=20 > Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] I'm sure plenty of people resisted giving up measurements using the cubit a= nd parasang. --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips= .com --/04w6evG8XlLl3ft Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJM3ab4AAoJEIpckszW26+R3vIIAJwdUE169w7LqT9jfs0+HrSl fOsVgPbt9iDuvxC8e7PO9DiWLIEG08RJWWST5m/8yiswI+snA7iV1DRD20xDualx XA6tlm1dG9CDiRjBoUHxewTDwVbw7QWT37CdpXUBEPQXl9gdlonFNycOgNqTOpU4 CqZMGJ0OFiBQUlv7BUbCyCGWAfp36N0wsGYC4Jc2kaDX/nyMJjjM6zhL0NV8ZtDH BUOTevE6MpWSuwzHKAjtF9bGK7UIcXFSmhcAqnRG77MbArOs2InY/LtPV37w/jUc rbBUdo3IpEBVNCYjnA3ZB4j0M0mL9gcbRj2+FoKQL9Fwb7jmoz/97gcOGmeUM5A= =QuNy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --/04w6evG8XlLl3ft--
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