How odd. I haven't had a non-metric car since the late 80's. My whole shop is metric. I work in metric. So many of us here in the USA do.

But I also have the old school tools as well. I make parts on my metric lathe that are measured in inches. I make parts that are metric on one side and standard on the other.

Getting a rageboner about this whole thing is silly, It is just different sizes. But it seems to enrage some eurocentrics.

And acting like Americans are stupid isn't much of a flex when you can only do one measurement system. If you want your parts sized in Barleycorns I can make it for you, and I won't cry about it (hint - 1 barleycorn = 0.846667 centimeters)

Exactly.

Fed by greed and criminal activity, it is the world you dive into with coin.

Add in the ostentatious tools who want to brag about their money or coin, well expecting criminals to not go after you is naive.

It's best for everyone to maintain a low profile in this money grubbing, pop culture world. But what fun would that be for people who grub for money and worship pop culture icons? I use my money to do stuff, they use theirs for some weird clout.

Here's a better way to visualize the weight.

The tag weighs about 1/10 the weight of the butterfly. So in human terms, it would be like carrying around a Thanksgiving turkey, or a couple of gallons of milk.

It will be interesting to see if these transmitters alter the flight of these butterflies.

Agreed. And in that Socialist or Communist country, that price won't be realistic. Just as rent controls disincentivize landlords from maintaining their properties or building new ones, controlled pricing by Communist regimes causes people to not produce the things people want, but rather, produce the things they can get party leaders to support.

Nope, the median income in NYC is $73K. https://finance.yahoo.com/news...

It's always been a game. Without the pricing game, they don't really make money. If they just charged "fair" prices, competing hotels would trivially undercut them.

FTFY.

It's not the ban against paying ransoms. It's the ransoms. Go after the gangs, keep the prohibition.

*Everything* in moderation. As soon as you go off the rails saying it's "always bad" or "always good" you've lost credibility.

Some video watching by kids is fine. Excessive video watching is harmful. Where's that boundary between "some" and "excessive"? That's the hard part. And the best people to make that determination are...parents. At least, parents who actually care about their kids.

Power corrupts. Supermajorities corrupt any party in power, Democrat or Republican. It is the need to negotiate with the other party that makes our government special. Whenever they don't have to negotiate, you get what we have seen since January.

This made me laugh. Duh! This is always true. But being true doesn't make it a bad thing. Luckily, the median income in the US ($83K) is plenty to live on, in all but the most expensive markets like New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

That's great that you got yourself to 85 wpm without a class. Most people aren't as determined as you, and need to be taught. By your logic, students shouldn't need school at all, because some people can and do pick up everything they need to know in life, on their own. My grandmother quit school after the 8th grade because she had to work on her parents' farm, but she did all right. But she always wished she had been able to continue her education. Your achievement is *not* typical.

I see you didn't contradict my statement, so that's good at least.

But as for useless, students have claimed that history, literature, art, music, even algebra, are "useless" and a "waste of time." I disagree. You might not use cursive every day, but there are many times you will find yourself needing to read someone else's writing, even if that person is your grandparent.

I don't think self-taught touch-typing is as prevalent as you suggest. I've seen a whole lot of people hunt-and-peck their way through office life at 35-40 wpm. It's painfully slow.

What kind of speeds have you achieved? My typing class got me to 95 wpm. That kind of speed allows me to run circles around my hunt-and-peck office-mates.

For some people teaching themselves their own method works. But not many people are as persistent or determined to become more efficient on their own. I've seen a whole lot of people hunting and pecking at 35 wpm because they never learned how to type. I'm glad your method works for you.

Personally, I did learn the "proper" way to type, and average 90-05 wpm. I've never struggled with any repetitive motion issues.

That's great! So what kind of speed did you achieve by watching that single video? Yes, speed matters, because it's the whole point of taking typing. If you got up to 50 wpm, then your video didn't really help you that much. You can almost hunt-and-peck that fast.