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Mountains out of molehills. The truth of it is, it doesn't matter what the default unit of measurement is as long as you know to clearly specify the unit! :) Li
by lstamour 12y ago
Mountains out of molehills. The truth of it is, it doesn't matter what the default unit of measurement is as long as you know to clearly specify the unit! :) Like language translation, let others convert your "native" units into their local version. This is no different than how foods or tastes change, or sometimes even color preferences, can change regionally. At least we've moved beyond "m" means both "metre" and "mile". Generally people now say "mi" when they mean "mile", so I'll take that as a win. I tried to convert the word "mile" to other languages, but ended up finding that in many translations, they converted US miles into native miles or kilometres, and so did not have a clearly defined word for such things. Which is why I emphasize being specific about the unit of measure. The rest doesn't really matter. 70°F? 21°C? Feels about the same to me! That said, I wish everyone would hurry up on the YYYY-MM-DD adoption. Always confuses me to see 2-digit days and months and not know which is which.