Bill, sir:
>.....make changes to the basic units that would have staggering
repercussions.
I thank you for mixed feelings and your trust in my approach. While I
agree, enough is enough, I generally respond to mail that I feel is
likely to be of interest in 'taking USA & the world' towards total
metrication; in that I have provided solutions to most problems
*demonstrated at my Home Page: http://brijvij.com/*.
I point to a consolidated suggestion:
http://www.brijvij.com/bb_metro-contrbn.2007.pdf and the general input
on calendars: http://www.brijvij.com/bb_Wikia-calendar.pdf
I shall be glad to 'discuss any expected repurcussions', if you deem
approperiate (in private or otherwise) since my thoughts are OPEN for
the advantage of *man's struggle to improve upon the existing norms*.
With regards,
Brij Bhushan Vij
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [USMA:40702] RE: sm vs sd - definitions RE: RE: Promoting
Metrication
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:03:57 -0700
Brij:
You certainly get high marks for persistence. But, please, enough is
enough. I'm happy with SI as it stands (with some minor exceptions
not related to your quest to make changes to the basic units that
would have staggering repercussions).
Peace.
Bill
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Bill Potts
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org <http://metric1.org/> [SI Navigator]
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*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Brij Bhushan Vij
*Sent:* Friday, March 28, 2008 09:37
*To:* U.S. Metric Association
*Subject:* [USMA:40701] sm vs sd - definitions RE: RE: Promoting
Metrication
Bill, Martin & all:
>In the case of calculating 1 Ms, I realized that 86400 x 11
was a little
>under 10^6 while 86400 x 12 was a little over 10^6.
My earlier contributions during 1970-71....onwards reflected
THIS aspect, as listed are:
http://brijvij.com/eBookCopyrights-n-Patent_ParliamentaryReferences.doc
If we go by the proposed Metric Second (1973), A Quinto-Day
(5-day interval would be: (5*20)*100mm*100sm is 10^6 metric seconds.
However, I have for the time, now shelved the ideas in favour of
24hx100mdx100sd i.e. the day-night be of 2*12 hours as existing
now, with 100x100 sub-divisions of the hour. Please see:
http://www.brijvij.com/bb_deci-sec-nu-mtr.pdf
Regards,
Brij Bhushan Vij
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [USMA:40691] RE: Promoting Metrication
> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:31:21 +0000
>
> Bill,
>
> My start point was that there are 86400 seconds in a day. I
calculated this
> some years ago when I was working out the best way to
represent time in a
> computer and I noticed that you could not represent the time
of day using a
> 16 bit unsigned integer.
>
> In the case of calculating 1 Ms, I realized that 86400 x 11
was a little
> under 10^6 while 86400 x 12 was a little over 10^6.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> Of Bill Potts
> Sent: 27 March 2008 01:15
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:40684] RE: Promoting Metrication
>
> I was about to correct you when I read your own correction.
>
> I always remember that 1 Ms is 11 days, 13 hours, 46 minutes,
40 seconds,
> because I set myself a challenge, when I was in my teens, to
calculate it in
> my head. There any many things about my teens that I've
happily forgotten
> (mostly very embarrassing stuff), but not that.
>
> Bill
> ________________________________
> Bill Potts
> Roseville, CA
> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> Of Martin Vlietstra
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 14:40
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:40683] RE: Promoting Metrication
>
> Oops, 11 days is about 1 Ms, so 100 Ms is about 3 years.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> Of Martin Vlietstra
> Sent: 26 March 2008 21:35
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:40682] RE: Promoting Metrication
>
> 100 Ms? That is about every 11 days :-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> Of Bill Potts
> Sent: 26 March 2008 20:41
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:40680] RE: Promoting Metrication
>
> Martin:
>
> Nobody is denying the status of the word "metric," as a noun,
OUTSIDE the
> scope and context of SI.
>
> However, WITHIN the scope and context of SI, "metric" is only
ever used as
> an adjective.
>
> Outside SI, "metric" does not refer to a standard, but to a
means. "Metrics"
> typically consist of counts and percentages (and, often, very
subjective
> ones). Where those who use the term "metrics" need to use
units of measure,
> there is no implicit standard that determines what those
units will be.
> Here, of course, we hope they'll use SI units (and, in almost
all other
> countries, they would do so as a matter of course), but
that's beside the
> point.
>
> This, by the way, is a topic we dealt with on this list over
10 years ago. I
> guess it does need to be brought up, though, from time to
time (maybe every
> 100 Ms or so).
>
> Bill
> ________________________________
> Bill Potts
> Roseville, CA
> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> Of Martin Vlietstra
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 13:03
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:40679] RE: Promoting Metrication
>
> Gene,
>
> Metric is a noun as well as an adjective. Consider the
following sentence
> "The metrics used to describe the technological development
of a nation
> include energy consumption per capita, GNP per capita, number
of cars,
> telephone, TV sets etc per capita".
>
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
> Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 26 March 2008 18:17
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:40676] Promoting Metrication
>
> Ernie,
>
> I applaud your efforts to promote metrication in the USA!
>
> However, please *do consider* Bill Potts message below.
>
> The word "metric" is an adjective.
>
> Appropriate terms for USMA objectives are "metric units" or
"metric system"
> or "metric system of units"; or the symbol SI for each of the
above terms.
>
> The word "metrics" is a noun, unrelated to SI in particular,
although it is
> widely used as Bill explains below to access performance of a
campaign or
> process.
>
> Gene Mechtly.
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:28:05 -0700
> >From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: [USMA:40674] RE: Furthering Metrics
> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
> >
> > Ernie:
> >
> > Did you miss my recent message about the use of the
> > term "metrics?"
> >
> > Basically, it said that the word "metrics" appears
> > nowhere in official documentation on the metric
> > system or in related standards documentation.
> > Rather, it's a non-technical term, unrelated to the
> > metric system, that refers, broadly, to the means by
> > which one measures the effectiveness of something
> > (e.g., an advertising campaign).
> >
> > Metric, as used in the context of the Modern Metric
> > System (SI) is an adjective and, therefore, is never
> > written in the plural.
> >
> > The goal of organizations like the US Metric
> > Association is to further the use of the Modern
> > Metric System (which, of course, involves the use of
> > metric units).
> >
> > Please accept this as information, not as criticism.
> >
> > Bill Potts
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Bill Potts
> > Roseville, CA
> > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>
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