Different Standards: I was listening to Prof. Pogge in Astronomy 161 today and the lecture was on astronomical numbers, or the math of measuring distance and volume in space. Fascinating and I highly recommend everyone download the podcast (you didn't think I was actually attending college again?). Well, part of the lecture was on how in science everyone uses the metric system. But what really amazed me was when he said that only the US, Libia, and Burma use the Standard system. What? Being lumped in with those two countries was enough to immediately get me to change the setting on my ForecastFox to metric. It is a wonderful 16c right now by the way. I don't know if that means I should put on a sweater or turn on the AC, but I will figure it out eventually.

This goes to that old mind set that we are the leaders of the free world and everyone must adapt to our way of doing things. Look around, it ain't happenin'. Tomorrow I will enjoy driving to Louisville at 100 KPH, pumping up with about 200 liters (not sure about that one), and enjoying a nice 16c day. I will drive about 300 kilometers on the vehicle and then come home, at about 2000UTC.

This may take some getting used to.