Metric Views » metric http://metricviews.org.uk Commentary on the measurement muddle in the UK Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:57:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The generation gap http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/02/the-generation-gap/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/02/the-generation-gap/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:01:16 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2618 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/02/the-generation-gap/feed/ 1 Christmas approaches so reach for a mail order catalogue http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/10/christmas-approaches-reach-for-a-mail-order-catalogue/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/10/christmas-approaches-reach-for-a-mail-order-catalogue/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:59:30 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2417 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/10/christmas-approaches-reach-for-a-mail-order-catalogue/feed/ 8 Pound-inch units finally give way to metric in space http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/09/metric-to-finally-supplant-pound-inch-units-in-space/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/09/metric-to-finally-supplant-pound-inch-units-in-space/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:33:22 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2339 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/09/metric-to-finally-supplant-pound-inch-units-in-space/feed/ 8 A very Caribbean muddle http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/09/a-very-caribbean-muddle/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/09/a-very-caribbean-muddle/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:59:51 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2318 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/09/a-very-caribbean-muddle/feed/ 6 The BBC explains its position on measurement units http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/09/the-bbc-explains-it-position-on-measurement-units/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/09/the-bbc-explains-it-position-on-measurement-units/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:16:47 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2292 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/09/the-bbc-explains-it-position-on-measurement-units/feed/ 75 Remarks by Eric Schmidt throw up a paradox http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/08/schmidt-throws-up-a-paradox/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/08/schmidt-throws-up-a-paradox/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:23:40 +0000 derekp http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2275 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/08/schmidt-throws-up-a-paradox/feed/ 5 Surprisingly balanced article in the Daily Mail http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/05/surprisingly-balanced-article-in-the-daily-mail/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/05/surprisingly-balanced-article-in-the-daily-mail/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 08:36:07 +0000 Erithacus http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=2081 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/05/surprisingly-balanced-article-in-the-daily-mail/feed/ 22 Numeracy Counts http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/03/numeracy-counts/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/03/numeracy-counts/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:28:37 +0000 Erithacus http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=1968 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/03/numeracy-counts/feed/ 10 An ‘el’ of a standard http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/01/an-%e2%80%98el%e2%80%99-of-a-standard/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/01/an-%e2%80%98el%e2%80%99-of-a-standard/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:41:01 +0000 Erithacus http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=1834 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/01/an-%e2%80%98el%e2%80%99-of-a-standard/feed/ 18 Bizarre 2/3 pint proposal to go ahead http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/01/bizarre-23-pint-proposal-to-go-ahead/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/01/bizarre-23-pint-proposal-to-go-ahead/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:44:03 +0000 Erithacus http://metricviews.org.uk/?p=1761 Continue reading →]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/01/bizarre-23-pint-proposal-to-go-ahead/feed/ 23