I use eGroups at http://www.egroups.com and find
that ddd mm/dd/ (e.g. Sat 12/16/2000) is used in
versions of the USA, Canada: English, and even in
China (!), Hong Kong (!), and Taiwan (!). Use of ddd
mm/dd/ in the USA and Canada: English is
understandable, but not as good as ddd,
Wunderground
http://www.wunderground.com gives you a choice between English/English and
Metric/Metric and a preferred language. Then it sends you a cookie with you
preferences.
I asked them last year to furnish such a solution, but to no avail. So I
deleted it form my Favourites.
All other
From: Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: December 17, 2000 13:19
Hi folks. I've been absent for quite awhile from this forum, due to
starting
work on a law degree
Looks like you're about 6 weeks late!
Or, is this looking 4 yrs. down the road?
D
in
I have just came across
http://www.mapplanet.com
while looking for details on Thorney Island (UK). The map applet
provided latitude and longitude information and
temperature(°C)/conditions. Also, the right mouse button allows one to
drag a line to measure distances in kilometers. Nice!
As an
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrtümlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
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From: downtobusiness [mailto:[EMAIL
2000-12-17
This directed to Louis and Han.
How do your friends, neighbours and relatives feel about the metric issue?
Do they care if the US would force them to accept FFU along with metric? Do
they take using SI for granted? Would they resist efforts to replace SI
with FFU or would they go
At least,. some time ago I persuaded my provider Wanadoo to do away with
AM/PM times in its webmail program. And I also got a positive answer from a
UN health organisation in Switzerland which had been making mistakes,
Han
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