Ask HN: Why did this idea of Internet Time not work?

Re:Ask HN: Why did this idea of Internet Time not work? by axod on Tuesday March 17, 2009 @04:54PM (#520594)

I, like many other people, still ask for food by the pound.

Asking for 100g of strawberry bon-bons, rather than "a quarter of strawberry bon-bons" just makes you sound like an idiot IMHO. Also obviously milk is by the pint.

As far as I know though the case against selling food by imperial measures was dropped by the EU.

I agree it's a mess that needs sorting out. Leave people to use what they want to use.

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Re:Ask HN: Why did this idea of Internet Time not work? by gstar on Wednesday March 18, 2009 @09:29AM (#521596)

I thoroughly disagree that you should leave people to use what they want to (anarchy).

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Re:Ask HN: Why did this idea of Internet Time not work? by axod on Wednesday March 18, 2009 @09:40AM (#521611)

For the majority of people, the fact you can easily divide a measurement by 1000 is absolutely useless.

Just like the fact you can happily discuss units of measurement with someone from a foreign land.

If an entire country uses a particular unit of measurement, leave them alone to continue using it in peace.

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