It's a good thing we stuck with the switch though, otherwise all of Europe and Asia would be pissed at us and we would have to apologize for yet another thing.
Not only should we use a period for the fractional part of numbers, we need to drop the comma to separate thousands/etc otherwise the same problem will happen, i.e. not being able to write coordinates, etc.
In written form, thousands should be separated by a space since commas means a new number is starting.
And anyway, I think most languages can't handle numbers written in the form "10 000.54" either, so the only proper form really is "10000.54" in the end.
That's an excellent idea, until you want something that the big businesses won't make because the demand isn't high enough and/or there's not enough profit to be made.
How hard do you think it would be for ET to convince the world's populations that it is in fact god (especially given the technological advantage), then instruct them to do whatever the hell it wants? ET could be sitting up there in his nice comfy space ship, literally playing god, watching us wage war over each other because it makes for better prime time TV then that shit he's getting on his interstellar space channels.
And what do you think the current religions are? They've been watching their own private, live RTS game for thousand of years.
In the near future, there's gonna be a "War Games" happening inside every fucking hardware component of our systems. Over 50% of the energy will be wasted on spyware fighting each other, 45% will be waste heat, 4% will be wasted by non-military tracking by Google/Facebook/etc and only 1% of the energy will go toward actually doing something useful.
In particular, Americans [...] do not trust scientists pushing persuasive agendas. [...] But this gap can be filled by showing concern for humanity and the environment.
The whole fucking planet knows we've got environmental problems except the people in the U.S.A. because they trust religion and politicians more than scientists who are "pushing an agenda". I pity the real scientists living there, they just can't fucking win.
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I'm also old enough to get the reference! Can I get a lone star?
I once received something delivered by UPS and I think the scene prior to the delivery looked more like the beginning of Ace Ventura.
It's a good thing we stuck with the switch though, otherwise all of Europe and Asia would be pissed at us and we would have to apologize for yet another thing.
Not only should we use a period for the fractional part of numbers, we need to drop the comma to separate thousands/etc otherwise the same problem will happen, i.e. not being able to write coordinates, etc.
In written form, thousands should be separated by a space since commas means a new number is starting.
And anyway, I think most languages can't handle numbers written in the form "10 000.54" either, so the only proper form really is "10000.54" in the end.
That's no moon...
That's an excellent idea, until you want something that the big businesses won't make because the demand isn't high enough and/or there's not enough profit to be made.
And what do you think the current religions are? They've been watching their own private, live RTS game for thousand of years.
And so far, Sbplorgbs Zamkfabrqpaxz is winning.
The one time IBM Deathstars would have been useful, and they didn't have any.
It doesn't add up. Fruit - good. Cake - great. Fruitcake - nasty crap.
Jim Gaffigan
I had multiple desktops over 30 years ago. One desk had a Commodore 64, another desk had a Color Computer 2, etc.
I pay everything in Dogecoins.
Shouldn't the last one be number 4? I thought Microsoft was able to count up to 655360?
If you have a Mac, Pixelmator is a very decent alternative to Photoshop.
I see what you did there.
And then?
Not if you use the 24 hours format.
Microsoft had tablets before the Newton?
Chinese backdoors, American security profiling AND Russian hackers all rolled into a single, easy-to-use unit? Sign me up!
Are you telling me all those horror movies I've watched are wrong?
In the near future, there's gonna be a "War Games" happening inside every fucking hardware component of our systems. Over 50% of the energy will be wasted on spyware fighting each other, 45% will be waste heat, 4% will be wasted by non-military tracking by Google/Facebook/etc and only 1% of the energy will go toward actually doing something useful.
They're useful for the Wisconsin Organization Of Spacemodeling Hobbyists.
If you once had a Facebook account, you still have it. And it will be there until the end of times* + forever.
* I'm counting parallel universes and big crunch/big bang loops.
Are you calling them Incompetent Bullshit Managers?
Dude, you're getting Chinese spyware!
The whole fucking planet knows we've got environmental problems except the people in the U.S.A. because they trust religion and politicians more than scientists who are "pushing an agenda". I pity the real scientists living there, they just can't fucking win.