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trønderen17-Dec-23 7:17

17-Dec-23 7:17

Please do. Tell them that you will deny me my right of speech. And please include my references to UDHR Article 19.

You want to censor my voice completely, deny me my right to communicate to others my reactions to your statement. I do not think that CP will honor your censoring request.

jschell18-Dec-23 6:48

18-Dec-23 6:48

Oh no - you are on his naughty list now. There are a number of us now, so maybe we can start a group.

Jeremy Falcon15-Dec-23 4:16

15-Dec-23 4:16

Also, talking about the boiling point of water doesn't mean I said it's the only thing that changes the boiling point. The point was, it's not a holy grail metric either. In your attempt to "correct" me... you missed the point completely.

Jeremy Falcon

trønderen16-Dec-23 6:28

16-Dec-23 6:28

I never heard this argument about Celsius degrees being 'better' because it is based the (freezing and) boiling point of water. Every one knows it was based on that, but not that it makes it 'better'.

So you have found one person who says that it makes Celsius 'better' - and you make a big number about this, feeling so grossly insulted that you have to complain about it in social media. Oh well, that is you ....

I definitely prefer to work with Celsius, because it fits directly in with other internationally accepted standards in all sorts of science. It simply is far more practical (comparable to switching to larger or smaller units by simply moving the decimal point). If you feel that argument as another insult, feel free to.

But don't forget UDHR Article 19.

Jeremy Falcon17-Dec-23 2:51

17-Dec-23 2:51

IF YOU DO NOT STOP THE HARRASING, I'LL REPORT YOU. CP DOESN'T LET ME BLOCK YOU, BUT I CAN REPORT YOU.

Jeremy Falcon

GKP199215-Dec-23 4:19

15-Dec-23 4:19

Jeremy Falcon wrote:
It means people insult things they know little about.

That's everywhere and always true.

Jeremy Falcon15-Dec-23 7:20

15-Dec-23 7:20

Amen to that, brother.

Jeremy Falcon

Richard MacCutchan15-Dec-23 4:25

Richard MacCutchan

15-Dec-23 4:25

You are right, it is neither dumber nor cleverer than other scales (cf Kelvin). After all, a scale is just a set of numbers that we learn and use to make sense of the world around us. In the UK we switched from Fahrenheit to Celsius back in the 1970s or thereabouts. I can still think in terms of both scales when necessary; and that makes travel to the USA easier.

CPallini15-Dec-23 4:40

15-Dec-23 4:40

I disagree. Some units are more convenient than others.

"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto

PIEBALDconsult15-Dec-23 4:57

15-Dec-23 4:57

That's the one you're more familiar with, regardless of what it is.

CPallini15-Dec-23 11:04

15-Dec-23 11:04

Yes I know that. I also know someone who prefers coding in assembly what other people would code using C or even C++. I dare say C is more convenient than assembly most of the time.

"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto

StarNamer@work15-Dec-23 4:54

15-Dec-23 4:54

I've often found that, in the UK, when it's hot in summer it's "in the eighties" (Fahrenheit) and when cold in winter it's "below zero" (Celsius). Smile | :)

Smile | :)

Richard MacCutchan15-Dec-23 4:58

Richard MacCutchan

15-Dec-23 4:58

I think the Met Office has pretty much abandoned Fahrenheit now. Perhaps they still use it to help poor old sods like me understand.

Jeremy Falcon15-Dec-23 7:22

15-Dec-23 7:22

Yeah, exactly. And if we ever move to a global one the entire world uses... that's not inherently a bad thing. My poke was at the peeps that need to insult anything different. It's Friday. Had to do something. Laugh | :laugh:

Laugh | :laugh:

Jeremy Falcon

CPallini15-Dec-23 4:35

15-Dec-23 4:35

I'm going to abandon the metric system, because, you know, on the Moon a liter of water...

"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto

Jeremy Falcon15-Dec-23 7:23

15-Dec-23 7:23

My point is... making one system human-based is not "dumber" than making one system water based. I never said Celius sucked. But the people that insult Fahrenheit with some superiority complex do.

Jeremy Falcon

CPallini15-Dec-23 11:06

15-Dec-23 11:06

There's no reason to insult Fahrenheit.

"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto

trønderen16-Dec-23 4:41

16-Dec-23 4:41

First, he died in 1736, so you would be much too late.

CPallini16-Dec-23 6:20

16-Dec-23 6:20

Big Grin | :-D

As matter of fact I'm still blaming Pope Paul V.

"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto

trønderen15-Dec-23 14:38

15-Dec-23 14:38

Jeremy Falcon wrote:
But the people that insult Fahrenheit with some superiority complex do.
Jeremy Falcon

So ignore those people, and accept Celsius as the norm!

Jeremy Falcon16-Dec-23 3:03

16-Dec-23 3:03

Leave me alone! I do not care for your replies, thoughts, or anything about you. Have enough self-respect to know this.

Jeremy Falcon

modified 16-Dec-23 9:25am.

trønderen16-Dec-23 4:43

16-Dec-23 4:43

UDHR Article 19. Or if you ignore the world outside your own country (as one may be tempted to suspect): First amendment.

Jeremy Falcon17-Dec-23 2:51

17-Dec-23 2:51

IF YOU DO NOT STOP THE HARRASING, I'LL REPORT YOU. CP DOESN'T LET ME BLOCK YOU, BUT I CAN REPORT YOU.

Jeremy Falcon

trønderen17-Dec-23 7:20

17-Dec-23 7:20

Please do. Maybe they will consider your posts more harassing than mine.

My references to UDHR-19 must be considered appropriate, given your explicit attempts to censor me.

Amarnath S15-Dec-23 5:02

15-Dec-23 5:02

No disputes with respect to -40 degrees, because:

-40 degrees F = -40 degrees C

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