Provided the accuracy of the measurements don't have to be absolute, it is relatively
easy to write a conversion program for a computer!!
The only fly in the ointment would be round-off errors in very large numbers converted
to decimal fractions!!
To write one that uses floating-point decimals is fairly easy and no doubt a
halfway-competent software engineer could write one that used fractions as well!!
Regards,
Steve.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ma Be" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 5:43 PM
Subject: [USMA:18118] Re: Weather reports during the Olympics
> Indeed! The only thing though is that it would be extremely difficult for software
>developers to be able to include fractions in the process. For instance, I'm yet to
>see any converters from meters to in-ft combinations that would also show fractions
>thereof (as they'd *have* to be "binary" in nature)! Therefore, unfortunately, they
>would either have to show results in decimal inches (SIC) or a potentially
>detrimental rounded figure... ;-)
>
> Marcus
>
> On Sun, 10 Feb 2002 12:30:49
> kilopascal wrote:
> >2002-02-10
> >
> >With computers, it takes the bite out of using FFU and makes FFU more "easy"
> >to use for the masses. In this respect computers have taken away the need
> >to convert to SI. The market can be flooded with SI products but computers
> >can translate those dimensions into FFU for the masses.
> >
> >
> >John
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ma Be" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Sunday, 2002-02-10 12:10
> >Subject: [USMA:18116] Re: Weather reports during the Olympics
> >
> >
> >> John, I'd venture say that these guys may simply have used technology to
> >lift this burden of conversion off their shoulders. I'd bet big bucks that
> >they may have developed some computer program to do this dirty work for
> >them!... ;-)
> >>
> >> Marcus
> >>
> >> On Fri, 8 Feb 2002 18:12:52
> >> kilopascal wrote:
> >> >2002-02-08
> >> >
> >> >Why do they have to "translate all forecasts"? I thought the posting
> >from a
> >> >few days ago stated that SI was used behind the scenes. Thus, the
> >> >translating that is being done is from SI to FFU, which they must do all
> >of
> >> >the time, seven days a week.
> >> >
> >> >One would think they would tire of the daily conversions from SI to FFU
> >and
> >> >would jump at the chance to drop FFU altogether.
> >> >
> >> >John
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >----- Original Message -----
> >> >From: "Gene Mechtly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >Sent: Friday, 2002-02-08 11:57
> >> >Subject: [USMA:18054] Re: FW: Weather reports during the Olympics
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Nikolay,
> >> >>
> >> >> Your letter to Mark Eubank is persuasive and excellent!
> >> >>
> >> >> Unfortunately, Keith Merrill's reaction leaves much to be desired.
> >> >>
> >> >> My evaluations are interleaved below.
> >> >> ..................
> >> >> On Fri, 8 Feb 2002, Nikolay O. Malyarov quoted Eubank and Merrill as:
> >> >>
> >> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> >> > From: Mark Eubank [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >> >> > Sent: Thursday, 7 February 2002 23.37
> >> >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >> > Subject: Re: Weather reports during the Olympics
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ... translating all forecasts, or having double 7-day forecasts, or F
> >> >> > and C temps on our maps is very confusing to the people who watch us
> >> >> > every day.
> >> >>
> >> >> The solution is simple: report only Celsius temperatures, at least
> >during
> >> >> the Olympics (and hopefully thereafter).
> >> >>
> >> >> > There is only so much data within the time contraints we are
> >> >> > given in news to present data.
> >> >>
> >> >> Again, the solution is simple: report only Celsius during the Olympics.
> >> >>
> >> >> > I will do some C temps when we forecast for venues or downtown
> >events -
> >> >> > single events rather than statewide or long term forecasts.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Some C" is not acceptable and an insult to visitors, in my opinion.
> >> >>
> >> >> Gene.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
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