good morning

Good morning, got a new pair of shoes, came with free new cat bed.

good morning, I went to this Beach House concert a few weeks ago and it was amazing

good morning to all the Americans who insist on using customary units in lieu of the (far better) metric system

I see you, and I know you're not ready, and we'll all be waiting for you when you are❤️

but if you decided to come at me with this "fahrenheit is actually better for everyday use" bullshit, I *will* block you

good morning

Good morning and happy America Day from me, a Canadian [cw ec]

I am trying _so_ hard to fit in here, throw me a bone.

Trying hard to fit in.

But also, refusing to learn Fahrenheit.

😊🤔🤗

good morning look at all this pollen

Good morning, here’s my office plant.

good morning

good morning to the Amazon recruiter who emailed me about a react native job opportunity, and who got a reply of "nah, you help put kids in cages"

folks, can I get a "good morning" for my spiky friend here? they've got a Flappy Royale cosplay and they are looking SHARP.

@nonetrix the eye contact

@ashfurrow oh no think of children some one please

@nonetrix it is a common courtesy here on the fediverse, and as an administrator, I feel obliged to make users feel as welcome as possible.

There’s no need for sarcasm; if you want to know more about why people mark eye contact photos with content warnings, all you have to do is ask.

@ashfurrow kitty

@ashfurrow Try this one:

Base 6 is the best counting base, so the superior approach would be to create a new set of units based on the same principles as the metric system, but optimised for heximal, and then to use those.

@OTheB seems like base6 is further from what humans use than base10, but to each their own I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@ashfurrow Base 6 is great. Has lots of factors, doesn't suffer from the nasty recurring decimals that dozenal does, and every prime number above 3 ends with either a 1 or a 5, which is a nice pattern.

It's also barely less dense than decimal, so you won't end up with huge long numbers.

Something to think about if you ever find yourself thinking "hmm, I really want to learn a new counting base, but I'm not sure which" :)

@ashfurrow Can't actually think of one reason nor a single instance where or why fahrenheit would be better.

@ashfurrow It's not even a good argument. You can't feel a couple degrees F but you probably can feel a couple degrees C.

@ashfurrow It's only good for a couple very specific things. 🤷

@ashfurrow of course not! Same for Celsius. Kelvin is The True Way to measure temperature.

@jacek oh now that’s just silly 😜

@ashfurrow millions of physicists can't be wrong! 😉

@ashfurrow ObXkcd: https://xkcd.com/1923/

@dasyatidprime oh my god, the ultimate centrist measuring scale

@ashfurrow 🕯️ for those of us in the US who want the Metric system and will never get it #thoughtsAndPrayers

@ashfurrow yes! This is a step in the right direction. Us Brits just need to get you guys to start adding the letter ‘u’ back in to words like ‘colour’. Final step is to replace ‘z’ with ‘s’, like ‘categorise’. 😁

@kev also ‘z’ is pronounced “zed”

@ashfurrow YES! So much yes! As someone who works for a large American company, I’m faced with this daily! 🤣🤣🤣

@kev the only benefit is that the alphabet song rhymes better in American English, but it’s just not worth it!

@ashfurrow I really wish it would be switched. Sadly some people think that metric is a scam.

@ashfurrow But see, it works: they get (slightly) more space. 2" = 5.08cm. Those funny measures fool you…

@IzzyOnDroid well this _is_ just a unit test 😉 there’s no calculation here, just picking between one of two strings from the API.

@ashfurrow So no comparison, OK. Still, I always wonder how they convert between inches, yards and miles in their heads – or summing up multiple stages of a route. There must be a trick (/me asks the search engine) – uhm? "1760 yards is a mile because there are 3 feet in a yard and 5280 is the important figure here." OK, I'm lost…

@ashfurrow Je ne sais pas qu'est ce que faux.

@ashfurrow https://www.amazon.com/MARATHON-BA030001-Vertical-Outdoor-Thermometer/dp/B00WNEJCBE

@mdhughes aye, but F is mostly only used in conversation. Siri, my AC, my devices are all set to °C.

@ashfurrow

Amen 🇨🇦

@ashfurrow Don't worry americans are just a little bit... metrically challenged.

@ashfurrow It’s the devils unit

Who the hell cares when salty ice water freezes anyway

@ashfurrow We were taught Fahrenheit at my school. Also learned rods/poles, chains and acres. Strangely enough, I have had no use for any of them since.

@ashfurrow At least we Americans have a consensus about what to call the scale, none of this Celsius vs Centigrade crap.. Besides, if you ask a librarian where to find "Celsius 233", they just call Security.

@muchtodo hey so it’s 80°F today so does that mean it’s 80% hot? What if it’s 110°, is it 110% hot? I’m just not smart enough for Fahrenheit!

@ashfurrow It's very difficult to fit in with the fediverse. You have to find your own little group of people who make posts you like, and keep posting stuff you like. Eventually, you'll have a very addicting feed that's always full. I have a problem, please help. I have responsibilities.

@ashfurrow You should not worry bout polen. Don't forget it's just nature bukkake.

@alma_de_cantaro the worst part is that this statement is literally, scientifically accurate 😭

@ashfurrow You're making my eyes itch!

@ashfurrow Flashback to Day of the Triffids anyone?

@ashfurrow
Time to divide it, maybe?

@DeathRay1977 I kinda want to see how far it can go!

@ashfurrow Oh damn, you get a reply after that?

@inkblot_sandwiches I will let you know if I do!

@ashfurrow
Good morning!