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From: Tako.Schotanus@bouw.tno.nl (Tako Schotanus)
Subject: Re: Fog of War
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In article <3r2nr5$a3t@gap.cco.caltech.edu>, Jonathan McDunn 
(caribou@cco.caltech.edu) says...
>

[All other stuff deleted]

>
>So in the end, I'd like to say:
>
>I'm sorry, geez.  The only reason I used feet the last GPS unit I saw was
>displaying distances in English units.  (But, come on... if you read groups
>that are mostly in English, you should expect this.) 

Well now *I* am sorry, geez!
I was not the one who was saying:

>>BTW, thank you for using the RealHuman System, not the Doltish
>>Mathemtically Disinclined System. It is embarrassing when an officer
>>in our armed forces uses meters. Sheesh.

Sorry but most of the groups might be in english but that doesn't mean we ARE
english!! I think that a LOT of us are NOT english.

>And for those of you not clever enough to divide by 3.3, 100 feet is about 
>30 meters.

Yes and inches by 2.something and miles by 3.something or 1.something depending
on sea- or landmiles and gallons by who knows what etc. etc. I'm sorry but
with the metric system at least we know what we're talking about. And I
think it's already difficult enough for most people to be corresponding in
english AT ALL without having to know about the non-metric systems and the
differences between them (must I look at the From: to see if it ends in .uk
or in .edu/.com/.gov/.mil ???)

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