Screenshot-Ausschnitt aus einer Wetteranzeige einer Android-App: Niederschlag: Angabe in Millimeter Feuchtigkeit: Angabe in Prozent Wind: Angabe im km/h Druck: Angabe in Millibar Darunter der Text mit Überschrift "Wetter morgen": Früh morgens zeitweiser Schneefall, Bildung einer Schicht von bis zu einem Zoll; Wolken und Sonne

Liebes #Motorola Moto Wetter-Widget, warum zum Geier hast Du das Gefühl, Du müsstest mir die Schneehöhe in Zoll angeben?!? Bei den restlichen Werten schaffst Du's ja auch, moderne Einheiten zu verwenden.

#Android #MetricUnits #ImperialUnits #HinterwälderEinheiten #Inch

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I did not realise you would need retooling to output wood in other dimensions, the switch to metric is a direct consequence of the tarifs.

#metricunits #canada #wood #usa #tarifs

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In 1999, NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter crashed due to a navigation error caused by a mix-up between the spacecraft's navigation software using metric units (newton-seconds) for measuring thrust, while ground-based software provided data in imperial units (pound-seconds). #science #sciencefacts #nasa #jpl #marsclimateorbiter #metricunits #imperialunits #measurement

In 1999, NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter crashed due to a navigation error caused by a mix-up between the spacecraft's navigation software using metric units, while ground-based software provided data in imperial units.

#science #sciencefacts #nasa #jpl #marsclimateorbiter #metricunits #imperialunits