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In reply to this comment by Sigh:
Count the difference between european countries and the US in roads per country. I'd be willing to be a shit ton of money we have more. Between road signs and mile markers alone, that is literally millions and millions of signs to be changed. You think we want to pay more taxes to switch something that doesn't have to be switched? Fuck that. They already take enough of my money. It all comes down to money. There is no argument that has more impact on this than money. You can keep flapping your gums about it and keep calling us laggards, but you'll always be wrong.

Yes, frogs. I hate the french. Rank assholes. They need to come to the new age and learn to use some fucking soap. Yes I've been there. It's filthy.>> ^Throbbin:

I say hogwash. Many folks in Europe used SI, and they switched regardless of their financial investment. Americans think they're so special, when in reality they are laggards in this regard. Just because some frog says so? Really? Is the American worldview so jaded and conceited that the messenger is more important than the merits of the message itself?>> ^Sigh:
The only reason metric was adopted in Europe was so everyone could count on their fingers and toes.
To the actual topic, what's the difference with how computers are in almost every aspect of life. Calculations done by hand are a thing of the past. The only thing people are interested in is the answer. If a scientist is working in his lab and something comes out in feet and inches, he uses that. If its in meters, he uses that. You think he cares what his measurements units are? No. He cares about the results. Saying miscalculations are more prevalent in computers using non-metric systems would be as dumb as this argument.
If computers didn't run our lives metric would make sense. I'm an engineer, base 10 systems exist everywhere around us and I use it everyday. Why did feet and inches survive? Computers. If I have something measured in inches, I put the inches into the computer and change the units. Does it make it harder for me to hit enter to get my answer? Not at all.
If armageddon comes and sends us back to the stone age maybe metric will be used everywhere. It's not about stubbornness. It's about a lack of caring. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Since everyone in the US mainly uses it, they won't change it. If they did change it, aside from making new tape measures and thermometers, it wouldn't make a difference. Life would go on. You think people are going to buy new tape measures and thermometers just because some frog says so? Think again.
From another applied standpoint, buildings, roads and almost all construction is based off the Imperial system. Sheetrock is 4 feet, studs in a wall are made to fit this. Ceiling, 2x4s and roof supports are all made based on this system. That's another change of an entire industry of materials.
Practical application does not outweigh financial investment. At least not in today's world.

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"Maybe you finally got the sand out of that black vagina of yours." Please ratchet down the racial epithets. It's bad for the Sift. Thanks.

In reply to this comment by JiggaJonson:
That's weird, I must have a memory that is either more functional than yours or I'm more conscientious when it comes to the conversations I have because I remember conversations, big and small, vividly. Either way, i still feel like you were in the wrong in our discussion. Dig it up if you need a reminder or brush it off if you don't care about it. Maybe you finally got the sand out of that black vagina of yours.

Also, in case you havnt caught on yet, most of what i say is extremely sarcastic.

In reply to this comment by burdturgler:
Honestly, I barely remember you. I guess I was arguing with you about you using "nigger" or calling me a nigger? Let me go dig it up so I can remember whatever it is that you never let go of. In any event, rest assured, I certainly don't care enough about you to actually hate you.


I said *notquality because I think it's a shitty idea. And I thought it would be an ironic way to convey the message. That's it. No hidden hatred.

In reply to this comment by JiggaJonson:
Do you still hate me because of the nigger thing?

In reply to this comment by burdturgler:
*notquality

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Yeah, I like that too. How about it PB?

In reply to this comment by lucky760:
How about *anatomy? Succinct and all-encompassing.

In reply to this comment by dag:
What do you think?

In reply to this comment by dag:
Maybe a *humanbody or *body would be better?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=boobs
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=vagina
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=penis
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=breast
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=body

just searching those 5 words alone turns up over a well over 1,000 videos, granted not all of the will belong in the channel, but the vast majority will.
i know "boob, vagina, penis" are low brow cheap shots and that certainly isn't what the channel is about, but it's something quick to prove there are certainly enough videos to fill the channel
i also have sifted tons of videos about the function, physiology, and beauty of the body. i know i can find at least 50 just going through mauz's sifts alone.

*bodyparts videos include exercises, fact vs myth, extraordinary physical accomplishments, physical deformities and disorders, physiological research and education, videos of astonishing surgical advancements, WTFisms, body art taboos, informative (by god, i've spent a decade in 2 fields where all i do is study the body and you'd be surprised what people don't know about their own bodies, this is important!), positive body image, CONTORTIONISTS! and of course... a staple boobs, bewbs, and tits.





In reply to this comment by dag:
Hey Peggedbea- sorry for the late reply. I'm not sure about the channel. Is there really enough content to warrant a channel? I'm thinking more playlist- what are some examples?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
good evening sir,
yesterday i created my *bodyparts channel, it says its pending admin approval.
is this a lucky issue? i hear he's on vacation.... it's cool, all those orphan boob videos can wait.
or perhaps siftbot doesn't like the idea of a *bodyparts channel, perhaps he's jealous because he doesn't have any *bodyparts of his own. tell him not to worry, i'm an organ donor and i'll be dead soon enough.
or perhaps we're worried this is a gateway to an influx in ambiguously pornographic content, i promise to be a good channel mother and disown all my sexiest children.
xoxo
-bea is for body parts

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What do you think?

In reply to this comment by dag:
Maybe a *humanbody or *body would be better?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=boobs
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=vagina
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=penis
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=breast
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=body

just searching those 5 words alone turns up over a well over 1,000 videos, granted not all of the will belong in the channel, but the vast majority will.
i know "boob, vagina, penis" are low brow cheap shots and that certainly isn't what the channel is about, but it's something quick to prove there are certainly enough videos to fill the channel
i also have sifted tons of videos about the function, physiology, and beauty of the body. i know i can find at least 50 just going through mauz's sifts alone.

*bodyparts videos include exercises, fact vs myth, extraordinary physical accomplishments, physical deformities and disorders, physiological research and education, videos of astonishing surgical advancements, WTFisms, body art taboos, informative (by god, i've spent a decade in 2 fields where all i do is study the body and you'd be surprised what people don't know about their own bodies, this is important!), positive body image, CONTORTIONISTS! and of course... a staple boobs, bewbs, and tits.





In reply to this comment by dag:
Hey Peggedbea- sorry for the late reply. I'm not sure about the channel. Is there really enough content to warrant a channel? I'm thinking more playlist- what are some examples?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
good evening sir,
yesterday i created my *bodyparts channel, it says its pending admin approval.
is this a lucky issue? i hear he's on vacation.... it's cool, all those orphan boob videos can wait.
or perhaps siftbot doesn't like the idea of a *bodyparts channel, perhaps he's jealous because he doesn't have any *bodyparts of his own. tell him not to worry, i'm an organ donor and i'll be dead soon enough.
or perhaps we're worried this is a gateway to an influx in ambiguously pornographic content, i promise to be a good channel mother and disown all my sexiest children.
xoxo
-bea is for body parts

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Maybe a *humanbody or *body would be better?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=boobs
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=vagina
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=penis
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=breast
http://www.videosift.com/search?q=body

just searching those 5 words alone turns up over a well over 1,000 videos, granted not all of the will belong in the channel, but the vast majority will.
i know "boob, vagina, penis" are low brow cheap shots and that certainly isn't what the channel is about, but it's something quick to prove there are certainly enough videos to fill the channel
i also have sifted tons of videos about the function, physiology, and beauty of the body. i know i can find at least 50 just going through mauz's sifts alone.

*bodyparts videos include exercises, fact vs myth, extraordinary physical accomplishments, physical deformities and disorders, physiological research and education, videos of astonishing surgical advancements, WTFisms, body art taboos, informative (by god, i've spent a decade in 2 fields where all i do is study the body and you'd be surprised what people don't know about their own bodies, this is important!), positive body image, CONTORTIONISTS! and of course... a staple boobs, bewbs, and tits.





In reply to this comment by dag:
Hey Peggedbea- sorry for the late reply. I'm not sure about the channel. Is there really enough content to warrant a channel? I'm thinking more playlist- what are some examples?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
good evening sir,
yesterday i created my *bodyparts channel, it says its pending admin approval.
is this a lucky issue? i hear he's on vacation.... it's cool, all those orphan boob videos can wait.
or perhaps siftbot doesn't like the idea of a *bodyparts channel, perhaps he's jealous because he doesn't have any *bodyparts of his own. tell him not to worry, i'm an organ donor and i'll be dead soon enough.
or perhaps we're worried this is a gateway to an influx in ambiguously pornographic content, i promise to be a good channel mother and disown all my sexiest children.
xoxo
-bea is for body parts

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Hey Peggedbea- sorry for the late reply. I'm not sure about the channel. Is there really enough content to warrant a channel? I'm thinking more playlist- what are some examples?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
good evening sir,
yesterday i created my *bodyparts channel, it says its pending admin approval.
is this a lucky issue? i hear he's on vacation.... it's cool, all those orphan boob videos can wait.
or perhaps siftbot doesn't like the idea of a *bodyparts channel, perhaps he's jealous because he doesn't have any *bodyparts of his own. tell him not to worry, i'm an organ donor and i'll be dead soon enough.
or perhaps we're worried this is a gateway to an influx in ambiguously pornographic content, i promise to be a good channel mother and disown all my sexiest children.
xoxo
-bea is for body parts

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Unhobbled. Please don't go apeshit and start busting stuff up - which I know - is a natural instinct when the cuffs come off.

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Oh yeah, that's true. I thought you were talking about a software app lockdown a la the iPhone.

Apple tried licensing the OS in the 90s and it failed pretty hard. Most Macheads would say that the reason Macs "just work" is because the software and hardware is so well matched. Windows has to support so many configurations, drivers and computer types that it's a jack of all trades - master of none.

In reply to this comment by xxovercastxx:
Apple makes Apple computers with Apple operating systems that only run on Apple-approved hardware. It's a DMCA violation to attempt to work around this. Microsoft dreams of this kind of control over their platform, but if they even think too long about ways to do it, someone drags them into court.

I compare Macs to appliances. You would not buy a DVD player and consider rewriting the firmware; a Mac and its OS are no less unified. That's not a critique on their capabilities, it's just to say that it's all one package.

In reply to this comment by dag:
Well, now that's just a ridiculous statement. How are Macs any more an "application console" than a Windows PC?

In reply to this comment by xxovercastxx:
The debacle that is the App Store is obviously far worse, but even on their desktop systems they still have unparalleled control over the platform. A Mac is more of an application console than a computer.

There are pluses and minuses to that, of course, but that's how I sees it.

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Well, now that's just a ridiculous statement. How are Macs any more an "application console" than a Windows PC?

In reply to this comment by xxovercastxx:
The debacle that is the App Store is obviously far worse, but even on their desktop systems they still have unparalleled control over the platform. A Mac is more of an application console than a computer.

There are pluses and minuses to that, of course, but that's how I sees it.

In reply to this comment by dag:
Smart-arseery around Apple products? I'm shocked. Shocked I am Sir.

I don't know of any lock-down strategies for Macs. iPhone/ipad definitely. who knows, that could be Apple's downfall.

In reply to this comment by xxovercastxx:
Reddit does actually run on linux servers, I was just being a smartass. I didn't realize Mac had migrated to bash, but I was being a smartass about that, too. I'm well aware that OSX is a glorified BSD. On one hand that's great for stability and such; on the other hand I could just install BSD on any hardware and not be tied down by Apple's lock-in strategies.
>> ^dag:
Well, I don't know what Reddit runs on - but I'd guess standard Linux gear.
And if I want to get to a bash prompt on a Mac, I just open a terminal window and I'm there. Sometimes people forget that Macs have a BSD backend- and that's why it's often a hacker's laptop of choice- Perl, Apache, vi emacs, sed, awk and most of your other standard command line tools are baked right in.

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Smart-arseery around Apple products? I'm shocked. Shocked I am Sir.

I don't know of any lock-down strategies for Macs. iPhone/ipad definitely. who knows, that could be Apple's downfall.

In reply to this comment by xxovercastxx:
Reddit does actually run on linux servers, I was just being a smartass. I didn't realize Mac had migrated to bash, but I was being a smartass about that, too. I'm well aware that OSX is a glorified BSD. On one hand that's great for stability and such; on the other hand I could just install BSD on any hardware and not be tied down by Apple's lock-in strategies.
>> ^dag:
Well, I don't know what Reddit runs on - but I'd guess standard Linux gear.
And if I want to get to a bash prompt on a Mac, I just open a terminal window and I'm there. Sometimes people forget that Macs have a BSD backend- and that's why it's often a hacker's laptop of choice- Perl, Apache, vi emacs, sed, awk and most of your other standard command line tools are baked right in.

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Handsome Squidward is awesome. Just had to say that.

In reply to this comment by jordanonorth:
Beck actually made kind of a good point there, about not actually watching Stewart's show.

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By promoting this to the front page of the Sift- I think some damage has been done to our little community. I know you've been following the discussions on this stuff. Hobbled until we figure this out.

In reply to this comment by brain:
*promote

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Hmm, I thought MSNBC was on the approve list as an NBC variant- I've forwarded this to Lucky- as I'm not exactly sure.

In reply to this comment by lampishthing:
Hey dag, I've been trying to post some videos from msnbc.com with no luck - it says that the embed codes are invalid. I'm guessing it's because it's not approved and I'm not privileged enough... Would that be right? Is there any way I can get 'em posted? Here's an example of an embed code:

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy