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USA: Switching to the metric system... inch by inch.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. ~ Mark Twain
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As I've posted here, now and again, the US remaining on the current system was foresight and insight into the coming of the computer age.
For example:
dram 2^-4 oz
ounce 2^0 oz
gil 2^2 oz
cup 2^3 oz
pint 2^4 oz
quart 2^5 oz
gallon 2^7 oz
&etc.
All powers of two, perfectly represented in binary.
That metric crap? Truncation errors abound. Intrinsically Inaccurate for binary representation. Suitable, primarily, for those who must count on their fingers.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: Suitable, primarily, for those who must count on their fingers.
The Danes still count on their toes as well. Fifty is "half threescore" ("halvtreds"), sixty is "threescore" (treds) etc.
This way of counting is said to have roots older than the indoeuropan migration into Western Europe.
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Member 7989122 wrote: Fifty is "half threescore" ("halvtreds"), sixty is "threescore" (treds) etc.
See what comes of going metric! In the USA, half three-score is only thirty. I guess we've some catching up to do.
Consider yourself lucky you're not French - they only managed to figure out up to sixty, then they went to sixty-ten instead of seventy (&etc.). Actually, upon consideration, it explains a lot about how they do things.
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The logic behind "half threescore" etc. is that it is halfway from twoscore to threescore.
Even though Norwegian doesn't count by scores(*), for small numbers we use a similar logic: One and half is frequently referred to as "halvannen", i.e. "halfway to the second". Somewhat depending on dialect, "halvtredje", "halfway to the third" or even "halvfjerde", "halfway to the fourth", can be heard, although only "halvannen" is the only one active used in all Norwegian dialects.
(*) Score, or Norwegian "snes", is somewhat archaic, but for some reason eggs may still be counted by scores. I have asked a number of young people whether they still know/use the term "snes", and half of them say "som ett snes egg, mener du?" ("like in a score of eggs, you mean?"). But then, several of the younger ones know the term, but believe it is another word for dozen.
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All countries are still using non-metric units regarding nautics and aviation 
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Working from home, at times when I wake up late, I would need to communicate to everyone that I'll be logging in late. But when I open the messenger & look to convey, addressing my boss, I see 3 people from my own team have already posted the same, conveying it to me. (On the same public channel)  WTH!
My boss being a 'legacy' one quickly concludes things are going totally out of control. Rather than wondering at this miraculous co-incidence of 4 people running late at the same time from the same team.
I'd be left with no option but to be late without any hints & sneak into work later lol. 
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Vunic wrote: when I wake up late
In this high tech world, might I suggest an alarm clock? It even illuminates!
When the alarm is tripped, it releases and the match strikes a textured surface in order to ignite and start the oil lamp.
Marc
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That's the next one apple is eyeing to make ROFL!
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Marc Clifton wrote: In this high tech world, might I suggest an alarm clock?
No you may not. I have despised alarm clocks since I was in my early teens and had to wake up at 5:00 a.m. Sunday mornings to deliver newspapers. The wonderful thing about flex-time is that if I need to sleep in another 15 minutes or so, I just do it. I'm usually in the office by 7:00 or so anyway.
Of course some of that is due to my greyhound[^], who likes to be fed promptly at 6:00 a.m.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I have had 'legacy' bosses that would have had more of a reaction than you could ever dream of for this. They probably would have had you waiting outside in full battle gear within five minutes, then tell you to turn right and keep walking straight ahead until you reach the starting point again. Time: 4 hours max, so keep moving, ladies. 
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time up for the legacy peeps. Lol
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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So we got an call from a client complaining that he couldn't open a CSV file we generated.
Excel gave the error that the file format was incorrect for the SYLK file type.
Apparently, Excel treats a file as SYLK (whatever that is) when it starts with "ID": "SYLK: File format is not valid" error message when you open file[^]
We changed the column from "ID" to "Id" and all works as expected.
What the hell Microsoft... 
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Sander Rossel wrote: client
Sander Rossel wrote: Excel
Sander Rossel wrote: CSV
Sander Rossel wrote: Microsoft
Reads like the ingredients for a dish best served cold...
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A recipe for disaster! 
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So thats what has been causing it. renamed the first column and all is well, thanks for this info
WTE Microsoft, whats with these magic values??
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Did you just do my Googling for me?
That must be a first on CP!
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404, although my post has a link to KB as well
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That's weird. It went right to it when I posted it. Now I've got a Not Found, too.
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