At 04:37 PM 2/5/2002 -0600, Adrian Jadic wrote: >I went "out" for a few days and what do I see? I became famous! No wonder >the M$ checks kept pouring in my mail.:) (I wish!)
I have been expounding at length about the Jadic to my near-anarchist libertarian friends. Those royalty checks should start showing up soon! Seriously, it will be no surprise that I disagree with your comment "there is no such thing as a freedom to measure." This is a philosophical/political issue, and such a broad axiom is subject to much debate. However, I do not think we really have a practical disagreement. I noted a week or so ago that I would have heartburn over "undefining" the IFP units, due to the potential for fraud. For similar reasons, I am not so foolish as to suggest that anyone should be able to define SI units as they please. We may disagree on the methodology for metricating the USA, but I think we agree on the need for universally-accepted fundamental units of measure. Jim Elwell P.S. Maybe I need to hone my sense of humor -- I did post an email joking about anyone defining any unit as they please. It was not intended to be taken seriously.
