European governments are choosing European digital tools — and some universities and researchers are doing the same.
    • quick_snail@feddit.nlEnglish
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      4 days ago

      The US federal government switched to metric decades ago.

      So, nobody had to measure in inches or Fahrenheit. And if they got funding from the federal level, they were required to do it in metric.

      If some research also included Fahrenheit or inches, that person was just being voluntarily weird

    • pilferjinx@piefed.socialEnglish
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      5 days ago

      I would love to fully switch to metric. But Canada still uses hours in distance, so there’s not much hope.