All you need is a C64 correctly programmed to convert between systems ;) and everybody is happy :) :) On 23/04/2014 17:38, Rob Eaglestone wrote: > I'm also a fan of metric Fahrenheit, and other absurdities, for daily > living :) > > 30cm in a metric foot,90cm in a metric yard > Metric Fahrenheit = 25 + 2 x Celsius. 20C = 65 MF. 25C = 75 MF. 30C > = 85 MF. > 1600 meters in a metric mile. > > And so on. My wife scoffs at me when I tell her these things. > > > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Rob Eaglestone > <robert.eaglestone@gmail.com <mailto:robert.eaglestone@gmail.com>> wrote: > > @Gerrit: > > 04-mar-2014 > > > That's how I write dates, as well. Clear and non-offensive. > > As for cooking measurements. /Apparently/ (i.e. I am not an > expert), people here in the USA who "know" how to cook tend to > know that a tablespoon is 15mL (for example) and also have digital > scales which do conversions. Problem nonexistent ... assuming you > know which Imperial-based units you're using! > > > > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Gerrit Heitsch > <gerrit@laosinh.s.bawue.de <mailto:gerrit@laosinh.s.bawue.de>> wrote: > > On 04/23/2014 03:34 AM, Clockmeister wrote: > > > On 23/04/2014 9:15 AM, MikeS wrote: > > Given that you have plenty of European cars driving around > in the US, as > well as being a product of US manufacturing industry > conglomeration I > beg to differ ;-) > > What are they called, BTW? > > > We call them Torx bits/sockets but they are also known as star > bits/sockets in other places. > > > And I can see a number of advantages using Torx over flathead > or Philips. It's self centering like Philips but allows much > higher torque without slipping. > > I prefer to use them when I can. Bits are cheap nowadays. > > > Gerrit > > > > Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list > > > Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2014-04-23 16:04:43
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