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  1. New blog post!

    ☆On metric☆

    Maybe I'm just so done with *gestures vaguely* that being a bit petty will blow off steam, but honestly? Americans use metric. We use whatever is useful. Which really begs the question: if metric is so great, then why wouldn't we use it for everything?

    Not "freedom units;" unit freedom

    It offends me that the rest of the world doesn't realize(...) blog.bluestarcreations.net/ran

    #RantOfTheMoment #metric #politics #science

  2. Oh cruft, upgraded my weather station software (weewx) and no longer have freedumb units displayed. #metric

  3. Oh cruft, upgraded my weather station software (weewx) and no longer have freedumb units displayed. #metric

  4. Oh cruft, upgraded my weather station software (weewx) and no longer have freedumb units displayed. #metric

  5. Oh cruft, upgraded my weather station software (weewx) and no longer have freedumb units displayed. #metric

  6. Oh cruft, upgraded my weather station software (weewx) and no longer have freedumb units displayed. #metric

  7. #Canada is not the only country that is somewhat #schizoid about #units / #metric and #Imperial measures.

    I bought a roll of copper foil tape from China (AliExpress, natch) that was described as "20 mm x 393.7 inches". Why they didn't just say 10 meters is beyond me 😆

    #AliExpress #wat #meters #inches

  8. These weird C-clamps are super weak. I googled the manufacturers "#Starrett, #BrownAndSharpe, #Mitutoyo and #Lufkin" and they aren't even known for making clamps! And these clocks aren't running, but even if they did it looks like some kind of #metric time. Useless.

    At least there's some #Craftsman in the lot.

    #machining