For goodness sake, John, I wasn't recommending watching it. I just wanted to acknowledge their use of SI.
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-usma@;colostate.edu]On >Behalf Of kilopascal >Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 09:03 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:23219] Re: Metric Shopping Channel > > >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] >> >
