2002-11-10 I have Cox cable. It is not on our regular cable service. But, it may be on the digital service they offer. I don't watch much TV, so I see no need to pay a premium to have 300 + channels of nothing of interest to watch. If they had full service of ARD, ZDF, DW, etc., then I might see paying extra for it. But, then, who knows, in the future I may have no choice if they decide to drop their basic service.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2002-11-10 04:51 Subject: [USMA:23212] Metric Shopping Channel > My wife has just discovered a shopping channel that gives mass in grams and > lengths and widths in millimeters. > > It's ACN TV, Channel 227 (DISH) or Channel 367 (DIRECTV). I don't know > whether any of the cable companies carry it. > > They have a web site at http://acntv.com. Although their information is > completely uppercase on the web site (including G for gram and MM for > millimeter), they correctly use lowercase on the air. > > If you decide to compliment them, the email address is > mailto:customerservice@;acntv.com. > > I recommend not criticizing their use of uppercase on the web site. G for > gram and MM for millimeter are permitted (sort of) where the text is > entirely uppercase. I think the fact that they're using SI at all is > laudable. > > Surprisingly, their headquarters is in Knoxville, TN. Progressive attitudes > sometimes show up in the most unexpected places. > > By the way, I hate shopping channels myself. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >
