do you think it would be before it got stolen in an average American city? A few months tops? A friend of mine just got her ~$500 car stereo stolen, and she's buying another one right now. I never understood why people would spend so much money on something like this. Guess I'm not a stereo enthusiast.:)
Setting a precedent for the illegality of deep linking is not automatically bad. There may be some works of art that deep linking would have strange copyright issues with. However, if this is applied to all (or even many) companies/sites, it is a very bad thing.
Think about it: mile markers, X miles to [town name], speed limits - all of these signs would have to be replaced.
Hmmm, you're right, that would be a huge cost. Maybe us sticking to our current system would benefit us. If we ever have an economic crisis - lots of people unemployed - the government can use a switchover to employ a large number of people, a la the New Deal. Hopefully that kind of thing is never required though.:)
but it raises an interesting question, one that's been on my mind a lot lately.
When is the US going to officially switch to the SI unit system. I know it's taught in public schools, typically in science classes, but it isn't used in public places. If so many European countries can switch currencies without huge problems (so far), surely we can switch from our archaic units system! I don't understand why so many people are so vehemently against making the switch. Is it that hard to (re)learn?
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Yeah, Poochie was his name. He didn't do well in the ratings, and had to return to his home planet.
Hmmm, you're right, that would be a huge cost. Maybe us sticking to our current system would benefit us. If we ever have an economic crisis - lots of people unemployed - the government can use a switchover to employ a large number of people, a la the New Deal. Hopefully that kind of thing is never required though. :)
When is the US going to officially switch to the SI unit system. I know it's taught in public schools, typically in science classes, but it isn't used in public places. If so many European countries can switch currencies without huge problems (so far), surely we can switch from our archaic units system! I don't understand why so many people are so vehemently against making the switch. Is it that hard to (re)learn?