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HarneyToker@lemmy.worldto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•We don't use the word 'fascist' because we wish harm on anybody. We use it because words mean things.28·4 days agoWhile that is the narrative Fox and friends would like you to believe, never forget WHY we called him fascist.
Many fascist regimes take decades to creep into full effect. The warning signs 10 years ago were apparent. Sorry you can’t understand that, but it’s why we’re closer to full blown fascism than ever.
I mean, that’s sure one way. I have never used a dating app, been on plenty of dates, and am in my 20’s.
HarneyToker@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Reddit stock falls for second day as references to its content in ChatGPT responses plummetEnglish4·6 days agoI said that folks would blame the Kirk shooting on trans people. What do you know, I was banned and it actually fucking happened.
It’s Pikachu!
HarneyToker@lemmy.worldto Memes@lemmy.ml•You say ONE thing, and Reddit decides to ban you5·10 days agoMe too. I commented on a post about a shooting and sarcastically asked how folks were going to blame it on trans people this time. Permabanned!
Been ages since I was in a math class and I misquoted why it’s useful. It’s not that it is rational, as 10/3 is also rational. However, 10/3 is not an integer, and therefore cannot be found on a measuring stick or tape measure. There are projects where being able to divide into exact thirds, 6ths, etc are required, and metric is not as useful for that. In a country that also uses imperial interchangeably, it makes sense to use it with projects that are better served with imperial.
Suit yourself, looks like you’re not reading my comments anyways.
It’s wonderful that this one single example is easier to handle in metric than imperial. It doesn’t negate my point which is that any human with a functioning brain can use either one depending on the circumstance, and the idea that you need to pick one or the other is a smooth brained take.
Not sure why you can only go to Liberia, I’m sure you can buy a meter stick when you arrive in Europe.
Man, we should all just use the same currency so we don’t have to do all these crazy conversions! Maybe we all start just using the US dollar? /s
Find me a fraction on a meter stick, go ahead!
You can use both without using them in the same project. Yes, I understand how conversions work.
You can make the same argument going the other way. Isn’t is complicated to go from metric to imperial? May as well just use imperial! See, it’s not a good argument.
Idk what tumors you are talking about, but you have described a dead political movement. They will go back to just having shitty thoughts, which is not a movement.
Base 10 measurement systems such as the metric system cannot divide distances into thirds or sixths without creating irrational numbers. This can be a problem for interior designers and landscape designers, for instance, who regularly need to create drafts for projects that break up measurements that way. The imperial system is more versatile in this particular instance because you can break a foot into 12 inches, which is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (yes, still wouldn’t be irrational), and 6. Much more versatile when your contractor needs to actually go out and make a measurement in the real world. While metric could be “good enough” for that purpose, it is not the most ideal.
That sure sounds like a dead movement to me.
The metric system, base 10, is not easily breakable into thirds without irrational numbers. In aesthetic fields, such as landscaping or interior design, the ability to break something into exact thirds, quarters, halves, fifths, sixths, and so on, is invaluable. It’s not just cultural. It sounds like it is to you, which is weird… why are you personally identifying with a unit of measurement?
I also don’t understand your Liberia reference. Could you elaborate?
Vance is a dud, the MAGA movement will die with Rump
I’m sorry that you can’t seem to see it any other way, but that is just not reality. The imperial system has many uses that the metric system is not apt for.
Your example of not mixing systems up within projects is somewhat valid, but not applicable to the whole. There are a lot of uses for Imperial, and using Imperial in landscaping does not have a chance of causing catastrophic failure in rocket science.
Yes, there was a sweet spot in the graphics updates right before they enshittified the whole game.