I'm forwarding a couple correspondences that I sent and received. I was pleasantly surprised at the friendly and positive attitude of the recipients. I thought some of you might find it interesting.
(Read second one first to get things in chronological order.) Begin forwarded message: > > On Jul 1 , at 2:15 PM, Andy wrote: > >> Hi Bill, >> >> Tom Hausherr agrees with you...micron is really outdated, and he's getting >> away from using that term. Apparently the CAD tools still accept it, but >> they're all switching to micrometer. >> >> We're going to edit that in his column, and we'd both like to run your >> comment. Is it OK to use your name? If you don't want to use your company >> name, we could just say Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist Bill >> Hooper. >> >> What sort of projects do you typically work on? It sounds interesting. >> >> Glad to know someone's reading our columns. Thanks for the feedback! >> >> Andy >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Feedback <[email protected]> >>> Date: June 30, 2011 8:33:11 AM PDT >>> To: [email protected] >>> Reply-To: Feedback <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> In Tom Hausherr's excellent two-part article on the metric system, he uses >>> an outdated unit name. In the SI metric sysem, the next distance unit >>> smaller than the millimetre is named the micrometer, NOT the micron. The >>> name "micron" is outdates by about 50 or 60 years. Hausherr's excellent >>> grasp of the need for uniformity in measurement suggests that he would be >>> want to use the most modern name for that unit. >>> PS I am admittedly not in the PCB industry, but I am a Certified Advanced >>> Metrication Specialist interested in the use of SI in all industries. >>> >>> >>> Bill Hooper
