Finally, a Unit of Measurement for a Certain Kind of Moral
Depravity...
We've all encountered this trope in post-apocalyptic fiction before.
Let's give it a name...
https://reactormag.com/finally-a-unit-of-measurement-for-a-certain-kind-of-moral-depravity/
Finally, a Unit of Measurement for a Certain Kind of Moral
Depravity...
We've all encountered this trope in post-apocalyptic fiction before.
Let's give it a name...
https://reactormag.com/finally-a-unit-of-measurement-for-a-certain-kind-of-moral-depravity/
On 6/5/2026 10:26 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
Finally, a Unit of Measurement for a Certain Kind of Moral
Depravity...
We've all encountered this trope in post-apocalyptic fiction before.
Let's give it a name...
https://reactormag.com/finally-a-unit-of-measurement-for-a-certain-kind-of-moral-depravity/
You may want to edit that a bit.
If I was on an *escalator* which stopped, I wouldn't wait even five
minutes to take action. Id use my feet and walk to the top or
the bottom.
Finally, a Unit of Measurement for a Certain Kind of Moral
Depravity...
We've all encountered this trope in post-apocalyptic fiction before.
Let's give it a name...
https://reactormag.com/finally-a-unit-of-measurement-for-a-certain-kind-of-moral-depravity/
I very much enjoy the idea of this essay, but I'm a little confused. If
a Baldwin is the same as an hour, is there any reason to use both terms?
Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
I very much enjoy the idea of this essay, but I'm a little confused. If
a Baldwin is the same as an hour, is there any reason to use both terms?
Why not?
We have ml and cc,
not to mention bar and atmospheres.
Much better than using the same term for two different measurements, like
oz fl and oz avoirdupois. Or pints and pints.
Paddington saw on TV where some people had lost ten pounds at a health spa and he went down to get their money back.
--scott
On 6/8/26 1:22 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Tony Nance˙ <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
I very much enjoy the idea of this essay, but I'm a little confused. If
a Baldwin is the same as an hour, is there any reason to use both terms?
Why not?
Oh, I'm not saying we can't - I'm wondering why we would do so, on
purpose, in this case.
On the other hand, if the amount of time was 47 minutes, or 71 minutes,
or not0something-already-in-use, I think "Baldwin" would be perfectly cromulent.
We have ml and cc,
yep
not to mention bar and atmospheres.
I don't think last those are exactly the same, but I am getting your point.
On 6/9/2026 2:08 PM, Tony Nance wrote:
On 6/8/26 1:22 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Tony Nance˙ <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
I very much enjoy the idea of this essay, but I'm a little confused. If >>>> a Baldwin is the same as an hour, is there any reason to use both
terms?
Why not?
Oh, I'm not saying we can't - I'm wondering why we would do so, on
purpose, in this case.
On the other hand, if the amount of time was 47 minutes, or 71
minutes, or not0something-already-in-use, I think "Baldwin" would be
perfectly cromulent.
We have ml and cc,
yep
not to mention bar and atmospheres.
I don't think last those are exactly the same, but I am getting your
point.
A bar is 14.5 psia and an atmosphere is 14.696 psia.˙ Both are absolute values, not relative values like barg, atmg, and psig.
I support 27 different pressure dimensional units in my software.˙ It is
a pain.
Only 4 temperature dimensional units though.
Lynn
A bar is 14.5 psia and an atmosphere is 14.696 psia.˙ Both are
absolute values, not relative values like barg, atmg, and psig.
I support 27 different pressure dimensional units in my software.˙ It
is a pain.
Heh - that's a lot of units, and it would surely be painful. Does your software use/support any conversions between them?[1]
Tony
[1] Yes, that would also be painful.
On 6/9/2026 2:37 PM, Tony Nance wrote:
...
A bar is 14.5 psia and an atmosphere is 14.696 psia.˙ Both are
absolute values, not relative values like barg, atmg, and psig.
I support 27 different pressure dimensional units in my software.˙ It
is a pain.
Heh - that's a lot of units, and it would surely be painful. Does your
software use/support any conversions between them?[1]
Tony
[1] Yes, that would also be painful.
Yes, you can specify your input in any of the dimensional units and
desired units for the calculated values.˙ I have to, half of my sales
are outside the USA.˙ Generally, we convert everything to psia, R, and lbmoles on the inside but there are exceptions to that rule like
everything else in life.˙ I've been working on this software since 1975 except for an eight year stint as an power plant engineer.˙ This is me
and my people:
˙˙ https://www.winsim.com/
Lynn
Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
I very much enjoy the idea of this essay, but I'm a little confused. If
terms?a Baldwin is the same as an hour, is there any reason to use both
Why not? We have ml and cc, not to mention bar and atmospheres.like
Much better than using the same term for two different measurements,
oz fl and oz avoirdupois. Or pints and pints.
Paddington saw on TV where some people had lost ten pounds at a healthspa
and he went down to get their money back.--
On Mon, 8 Jun 2026 13:22:48 -0400 (EDT), kludge@panix.com (Scott
Dorsey) wrote:
Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
I very much enjoy the idea of this essay, but I'm a little confused. If
a Baldwin is the same as an hour, is there any reason to use both terms?
Why not? We have ml and cc, not to mention bar and atmospheres.
Much better than using the same term for two different measurements, like
oz fl and oz avoirdupois. Or pints and pints.
And then there is the "inch": various national inches, various
agreed-on inches, various standard inches. And so on. A veritable zoo
of inches.
On 6/10/26 11:39, Paul S Person wrote:
On Mon, 8 Jun 2026 13:22:48 -0400 (EDT), kludge@panix.com (Scott
Dorsey) wrote:
Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
I very much enjoy the idea of this essay, but I'm a little confused. If >>>> a Baldwin is the same as an hour, is there any reason to use both terms? >>>Why not? We have ml and cc, not to mention bar and atmospheres.
Much better than using the same term for two different measurements, like >>> oz fl and oz avoirdupois. Or pints and pints.
And then there is the "inch": various national inches, various
agreed-on inches, various standard inches. And so on. A veritable zoo
of inches.
In recipes, a Canadian cup is about 227ml, while a US cup is 236.59ml.
For more detail than anyone might want, see ><https://www.thecalculatorsite.com/articles/cooking/cups-and-tablespoons-worldwide.php>.
If I was on an *escalator* which stopped, I wouldn't wait even five
minutes to take action. Id use my feet and walk to the top or
the bottom.
An *elevator* OTOH...
On Fri, 5 Jun 2026 18:46:26 -0400, Cryptoengineer
<petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
If I was on an *escalator* which stopped, I wouldn't wait even fiveI've done the first numerous times.
minutes to take action. Id use my feet and walk to the top or
the bottom.
An *elevator* OTOH...
I've only ever done the second once - which happened to be when I took
my 4 year old and 2 year old daughters to the hospital to meet their
newborn baby brother for the first time. There was another dad in the >elevator and after a couple of minutes where the elevator didn't
restart we pulled the doors open (not know where between floors we
were) found we were about 2' below the landing on the floor we were
going to and lifted our tykes to the floor then climbed out ourselves.
My wife was furious with us as we had missed our son's first photo
shoot even after I told her how we'd spent the previous 20 minutes in
the elevator...
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