Drill bits, sockets, and other tools are usually not a problem. Printing paper (A4 vs US Letter) or building material (4' x 8' plywood, or 2x4's) are not metric. Canada is a bit of a hodge-podge...

Canada is a bad example. We are so overwhelmed by US influence we cannot convert fully. Use a less schizophrenic European country, for example, and there is not a whiff of the US imperial system.

just to clarify, which side were you talking about?

What does serving in the US military have to do with anything?

there are some clueless people out there. I once charged someone to install a mouse. Granted it was a house call, and I had to cover my gas as well as my time, but still...

I too have tried to use GIMP over the years. GIMP can be good for some things, and can even be great for a subset of things, but the overall workflow is very convoluted and difficult. I seem to be trying to do things in spite of the program. I know there are some people who do great things with GIMP, and I have sung the praises of specific features (they had a resynthesize before Photoshop for example) but overall, Photoshop, with all its warts (and there are many) is just more cohesive. Back on topic, I have never really been able to get much out of Krita. I am a photographer and quite tech savvy, but I do not "get:" Krita. Maybe I will have to try again...

And to stretch the analogy, the throttle has been moved to just beside the dash with no indication (other than buried in the owners manual) of where it is. I admit I have not used 8.1, but even without the metro abomination (and an ugly desktop reminiscent of win 3.1) things in win8 have not only been moved (again?) for no reason, but they have been cleverly HIDDEN (I am looking at you power button). I guess I could learn all the new tricks, but when the system blue screens and up pops a HAPPY FACE!!? yeah, no. Microsoft has lost touch with its users.

The real reason the TSA doesn't want you to carry tinfoil has nothing to do with solar powered bombs. They don't want you to block out their mind control rays... /end black humour mode

This is possibly the most insightful comment I have ever seen on slashdot.

CBC used to do this for hockey games. You could go to the website and choose your angle of view. Formula One would probably be a better use for it though.

^^ this ^^

Fixed that for you.

There is a huge car refurbishment industry. Most of the cars refurbished are more "exciting" than a Camry. Watch some of Jay Leno's videos to get an idea of refurbishing old cars (some before the turn of the last century...) The problem is that most common cars, like the Camry, are designed to be disposable.Think of them as toasters. Sure you can fix your old toaster, but it is probably cheaper, and definitely less hassle to go out and buy a new one...

I thought it was legal in a few states now, or does it fall under DUI laws?