Re: TI-H:calc 3.5mm plug
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Re: TI-H:calc 3.5mm plug
The problem is trying to get things changed now. Noboby is going to use a new
system for time, or temp. You might get by with other stuff, like weigth, mass,
and speeed and such, but only if it is alot easier then the existing stuff.
I like metric, and I wish it was used more in the States. In my Strength of
Materials course we do problems in both system. It get really confusing.
-Patrick
Kaus wrote:
> well i must say, im an american. but i wont defend the dumb old english
> system it is rediculous as you stated, and the cause of many problems. One
> thing i will answer, is the fehrenheit system was an attempt to base the
> temperature scale on the body temperature of humans, 98.5 degrees F. They
> were trying to make that 100 degrees F, but somebody screwed up or soemthing
> like that. anyway, i personally think that the centigrade/celsius scale is
> crap as well, you know. Kelvin should be universily used. any if not
> kelvin direclty, then say Kelvin*10^2+n where n is the value. rather than
> Celcius=Kelvin-252 or whatever
> oh well. i cant haveeverying
> And i think the time system in SI isstill archaic. They are just too lazy
> to update it. They shoudl try to make the value a nice round number of
> cesium vibrations, rather than the hodgepodge afterthought number it is.
> And whats up with the 60 seconds in minute, 60 minutes in hour? it should be
> dekasecond and hectasecond, each defined as the rest of the system is.
>
> well, im rambling, but anyway...
> -kaus
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Olle Hedman <oh@hem.passagen.se>
> To: <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 24, 1999 8:41 PM
> Subject: Re: TI-H:calc 3.5mm plug
>
> >
> > at least the metric system is logical. :) all the metric units are
> connected to
> > eachother in nice cubes, quadrats or multiples of 10.
> > a litre for example is 1dm^3 exactly. nice and clean.
> > How can you bare with something as illogical as feet and inches? totally
> > rediculous.
> > and that farenheit thing? what is it based on? the freezing point of
> mercury?
> > heh..
> > Celsius is 0 at the freezing of water, and 100 at the boiling of water..
> and
> > equally stepped in between.. there you have nice logic.
> > btw.. It is your fault the recent mars sond failed. some stupid
> americans
> > coded in feet and stuff, while the rest of coders used the metric system
> as
> > specified.. no good..
> > so! defend yourself! :)
> >
> > file://Olle
> > (no I'm not angry or anything.. :))
> >
> >
> > John Teffer wrote:
> > >
> > > Markus Räty wrote:
> > >
> > > > P.S. You actually should be able to tell the 2.5mm plug from the 3.5mm
> one
> > > > just by looking if you ever want to do something audio related for
> > > > example...
> > >
> > > Well, I'm sure if I had both plugs side by side I could tell the
> > > difference. :)
> > >
> > > It just when you Commies start talking in your crazy "metric
> > > system" and fluorinating the water that I get confused.
> > >
> > > - John
> > >
> > > --
> > > Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggy" until you can find a rock.
> > > --
> >
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