Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:18:38 -0800, Erik Max Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > declaimed the following in comp.lang.python: > >> equivalence for everyday usage and make no requirement of using the >> "proper" units for mass (kg) vs. weight (N) for, say, buying things at > > Ah, but in the US, the unwashed masses (as in "lots of people") > don't even know that there is a difference between lb-force and lb-mass > (okay, all they know of is a simple "lb" which is based upon force of > gravity at point of measurement, while lb-mass is a sort of artificial > unit... don't mention slugs <G>)
Shouldn't that be "the unwashed weights"? determined-to-misunderstand-ly y'rs - steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
