From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE,URIBL_SBL_A autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 29422 invoked from network); 7 May 2023 00:16:24 -0000 Received: from zapf.ntg.nl (5.39.185.232) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 7 May 2023 00:16:24 -0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AD641C050B; Sun, 7 May 2023 02:15:48 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at zapf.ntg.nl Received: from zapf.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zapf.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ZfHzW2TJKM7O; Sun, 7 May 2023 02:15:46 +0200 (CEST) Received: from zapf.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED1F3BAD; Sun, 7 May 2023 02:15:45 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA7B3BAD for ; Sun, 7 May 2023 02:15:43 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at zapf.ntg.nl Received: from zapf.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zapf.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id HUbV5k0q2YGw for ; Sun, 7 May 2023 02:15:41 +0200 (CEST) Received-SPF: Pass (mailfrom) identity=mailfrom; client-ip=212.227.15.19; helo=mout.gmx.net; envelope-from=skyhorse@gmx.us; receiver= X-Greylist: delayed 301 seconds by postgrey-1.36 at zapf.ntg.nl; Sun, 07 May 2023 02:15:41 CEST Received: from mout.gmx.net (mout.gmx.net [212.227.15.19]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by zapf.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 534E26CD for ; Sun, 7 May 2023 02:15:41 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=gmx.us; s=s31663417; t=1683418540; i=skyhorse@gmx.us; bh=ro+jtrHqlQb6E1Rl9a7DhDCTeOGI11+B+VKm1HmlFCc=; h=X-UI-Sender-Class:From:To:Subject:Date; b=P1Itwo56vLPwQBgK6017SynCd0D8siR4gvA9b3xFf3/8Gw7vkfto0Bsq4iFXGYKrR kEhHjAZM8Z4gg0L65L37EckR+9mOO2dAiguFyvpgyEYniSfBM3kDG0EUZ7Ad9yG+zx yQaGhGseI+eTjEBW7GXi4MBsExTWM8U7ed33nbUuQqvp8+USESW/EgoEm1N6g99lpl ks9FT/00mgfVQ76mEiEENFVEuomSU5+xI6skVmlk/8nAjkSIv9ZywHv2qj0lMahobU be2XDe47/giLJA9w+XfxXgWJb/TTLy5JdqP9xBOEFL43CU/sBdLFa1bDRbRTLk/cRM KmNA8Dzzquytg== X-UI-Sender-Class: 724b4f7f-cbec-4199-ad4e-598c01a50d3a Received: from sachi ([172.56.168.153]) by mail.gmx.net (mrgmx005 [212.227.17.184]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 1M6lpM-1prbgx3wHm-008MYR for ; Sun, 07 May 2023 02:10:39 +0200 To: "mailing list for ConTeXt users" X-Mailer: MH-E 8.6+git; GNU Mailutils 3.15; GNU Emacs 28.2 Date: Sat, 06 May 2023 16:10:31 -0800 Message-ID: <20230506161031.7650@sachi> User-Agent: MH (GNU Mailutils 3.15) X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:NF4RIt3ZlHlia41v7/Zx6el5wx4B8rBTiWFmEKwGOs2IDWN7nxK 2NOBf9II858dlBdma9Z/aeZqQeNkjcloXJuHzaVAVdjTO+NlVjlpAS5uLKF0es4SEf9CQ38 X4uQjVZF58eObHJvl+yVYbDguvoJctbZt0WC04+UrBHcrqUxLRCmiMDgMYuifn1bYc1VkTV GWEYP2aBWldqRWClgOgLg== UI-OutboundReport: notjunk:1;M01:P0:cHizBZvmZzE=;25EK9VFsl6zldzmqfbAkLyA+YXp +D/YkuCCE72I7vcu32ZnGg/shZ60LxE4swhwfeOW7jDqOlt8uog88LbC8AiMvuhtI5tm7bVL1 pAAbhwVqnjvuORpnZ7DSnlnyvRg6NCnM4PLbfFmoD2VHubbycU9vByT4foXkRExT0YI0iCOYe 0bWIFVpniKYLSYXN+hMzwQNwP/jMRQjPdajPyvkE6N33U5uzcS+/xzkl+oI372VDChHaDXoik SKryqs/cjU7wK43+RaTxxjQ8YjPXb46hUadW5oPgEuzGhZ1meubtYWMcJEmqu98M/XlZ/FjbN MooM5+FjD9l5ibiLvPh+kacu8W9LB1NnMlmswAiKY9Bs0qYRDFZFuY8Y5oJUQ4Ef/8XSncC8L YzP59iiBjsyudxtKthq9MangrG5gsS94y5WRtePkIYJoJke5lP0itnSrxA+BomX0GOuuZqMPX uQo6XLwFgkV7Ew02p5vnbboGJ2v2iB2dTAmo0ZWGQIcvTt6uNY0SuuHVOMoiwa8fI7mi1bKA1 iOBFBjCDw35GXRS59TX5oE/hMFpPvhuwZCF5TerkJN9pSXoMzg4Lc/SLOsNu/zH5R9MMvm3CV hRQZmV4gQv8lF33pCwmNz2FTn0g90SUZ4wHXUsHAGwTAXS3Dk25BcfGcI6l8DDt88aOJrOHcq A6UHBzFwBOdL311sKgc/HHkPPF4gawJy1fhBOhnKmoP/e0rucL1wfHrLMI7bk5oAs78JAhQLh QuF5tKszV1BpkZ3TPwhc2m0KHJ9XI9ZKf/yfiWbwcpXIx3lTLl86skVcra9xuEK9OXXUsKcnv ysPt91JDkXVfTQCFKEVGO3BKDGlfIinEIwaI+6UP6B83Yol0AFGwC7M9zvCcKvwlgPZCf/7xE u4R/ZcX3LQzotrQp+BMjCnN2X/AsQ8nz2TDm4LC1+SBrBpu02t8izuuzehq67Gc/Wh5QEjWEM bt+5HDA3fwyRBkQ6CjGJDPgQw/4= Subject: Re: [NTG-context] new units X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.38 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: skyhorse--- via ntg-context Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Cc: skyhorse@gmx.us MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Sender: "ntg-context" Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote: >...... > Oh, so a bug, I'll fix the message. Not really a unit but then, feet > is also not one. > That is incorrect. Feet is an establish and proper unit of measurement, which consists of 12 inches. It is used by, at least, several hundred million people. It can be said that the ability to grok and manipulate fractions has many benefits, which the metric system sorely lacks. Cheers ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / https://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : https://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : https://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________