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Re:Calculators for Contractors, Builders, Remodelers, Carpen... by dekhn on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @10:35AM (#20213477)
i work in the us (optics, making) and switch between metric and english all the time. it's not a problem. it's not worth the effort to switch.
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Re:Calculators for Contractors, Builders, Remodelers, Carpen... by sunstone on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @12:08PM (#20224560)
Unless you're designing a Mars lander :D
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Re:Calculators for Contractors, Builders, Remodelers, Carpen... by sunstone on Thursday June 20, 2019 @12:40AM (#20229931)
Apparently this is an obscure reference now. And it was an orbiter not a lander, but the point still stands.[1]

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Climate_Orbiter

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