8.10b - first impression and questions

[Derek Broughton]

Ian L. Target wrote:

> Derek Broughton wrote:

No I didn't.  Please be careful of your attributions when you're going to
quote something that insults an entire nation.  I can pick my own fights
with the US, thanks :-)

>>> Except that was not a programming bug but a data entry bug because the
>>> USA is so stupid that they can't teach their scientists metric. (I am
>>> from the USA btw and resent that I was not properly taught the
>>> international standard ether in any useful way.)
> 
> I am 43 and was taught the metric system in elementary school back in
> the 70's 'cause America was going to go 'metric.'   30 some odd years
> later and we still haven't formally made the switch.  Go figure.

Yeah, it's sad. I don't know if kids are still learning metric, but it's
simple to switch when the kids DO know it.  
-- 
derek