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Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> wrote:
>On 24 Jun 2024 17:17:28 GMT, rbowman wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:39:26 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> 
>>> During the Apollo missions, you would frequently hear them talking about
>>> speed in “knots” at one point, while giving distances in “miles” at
>>> another point. And sometimes even “nautical miles”.
>> 
>> A nautical mile is one minute of latitude which can be handy on Earth but 
>> I don't know how useful it would be in this context. The ICAO gave up on 
>> knots when it came to using SI units. Apparently pilots are stubborn.
>
>I am a scientist/engineer and professionally I use SI units exclusively.
>After all, SI is the universal scientific/engineering language.
>
>However, in my daily life I prefer the traditional units.  I want
>to purchase gasoline in gallons and not liters.  I want to buy
>potatoes by the pound and not kilograms.  I want to drive my car
>in miles-per-hour and not km-per-hour.  I can easily live in both
>unit worlds.
>
>Consequently, I am opposed to any kind of legal imposition of the metric
>system (SI) to all human affairs.
>
>Keep SI in the laboratory.  Keep tradition in daily life.
>
>Now I shall quaff a cup (not 200ml) of cheap wine, drawn from
>a hogshead keg.
>
>Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!


I favor going all Metric.

-- 
Joel W. Crump

Amendment XIV
Section 1.

[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.

Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent.  States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.