What's everyone up to right now?

[SteelCurtain]

The transaction might go smoothly, but you have to be wary of a company that chooses to sacrifice sales for the anonymity of third party currency. They've gotta be doing something shady.

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The transaction might go smoothly, but you have to be wary of a company that chooses to sacrifice sales for the anonymity of third party currency. They've gotta be doing something shady.

I double checked their payment option page and it says they accept wire transfer from your bank, or through third party transfer services (with the exception of PayPal), so if you know any others that are trustworthy -- feel free to PM me them.

Although I might just do it directly through my bank. They seem to charge slightly more than most third party services however it's obviously the safest option.

Or alternatively, I'll look into similar sites and see their payment options instead.

Thanks again, SC.  

[robvalue]

Uploading a new vid!

[Edwardo Piet]

Does anyone here have experience with OrbitRemit? A website that I want to order from seems to offer that as one of their only payment options. They don't take VISA or PayPal, which is kind of a pain in the fucking ass.

Well scamadvisor only gives it 89% safe. Not safe enough I say. Most safe sites are given 100% by scamadvisor.

Don't really wanna risk an 11% chance of getting scammed when there are so many 100%s out there.

http://www.scamadviser.com/is-orbitremit...-site.html

[account_inactive]

Drinking tea and listening to music.

Well scamadvisor only gives it 89% safe. Not safe enough I say. Most safe sites are given 100% by scamadvisor.

Don't really wanna risk an 11% chance of getting scammed when there are so many 100%s out there.

http://www.scamadviser.com/is-orbitremit...-site.html

Thanks Hammy!

[robvalue]

Lamenting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA-vy0p1iD4

[account_inactive]

So I finally got the hang of Reddit. Just browsing different subreddits.

[Clueless Morgan]

Yeah, Fahrenheit is weird.

You're weird.

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Nah. Celsius FTW.

But I do use imperial for measuring stuff and weighing stuff.

I have no problem in theory with switching to metric for length and weight measurements but I agree with CD about Fahrenheit making sense for measuring the human experience of temperature.  Use Celsius for sciencey stuff where setting the boiling point at 100 makes the math easier, but Fahrenheit for everyday measurement of weather temps and stuff.

Also, the only deficiency I see in using meters is that there's not an adequate "in-between" measurement length between centimeters and meters.  Having a measurement of a foot (12") is incredibly handy in my profession, and there's also something to be said for having a measurement system with a base-12 system (like how the clock is divided into 12s) - it's a very convenient number for dividing by whole numbers and getting whole numbers.

But I'm biased for sure.  I grew up on Fahrenheit, and use Imperical measurements for work every single day so switching systems would be a major headache.  It'll have to be a generational thing - start implementing metric in school one year and don't abandon it like we did in the 70s.

Started a weight loss diet last week.  I'm fuggin' hungry.

I have found that adding a so-called healthy fat like nuts or avocado to a meal really gives you that satisfied, full feeling.  Might be something worth trying to quench that always hungry feeling even though you might have just eaten an otherwise large, healthy meal.

[pocaracas]

Also, the only deficiency I see in using meters is that there's not an adequate "in-between" measurement length between centimeters and meters.  

Sure there is... and we had to learn it in school.

km - kilometer = 1000m
hm - hectometer = 100m
dam - decameter = 10m
m - Meter = 1m
dm - decimeter = 0.1 m
cm - centimeter = 0.01m
mm - millimeter = 0.001m

Having a measurement of a foot (12") is incredibly handy in my profession, and there's also something to be said for having a measurement system with a base-12 system (like how the clock is divided into 12s) - it's a very convenient number for dividing by whole numbers and getting whole numbers.

Why is that relevant?

If you want whole numbers, use a smaller unit. That's why screwdrivers and wrenches come in mm, not cm.
And then... you have at least 10 different sizes to use!
(not to mention sub-units.... 1.5mm is a thing!)

But I'm biased for sure.  I grew up on Fahrenheit, and use Imperical measurements for work every single day so switching systems would be a major headache.  It'll have to be a generational thing - start implementing metric in school one year and don't abandon it like we did in the 70s.

Yeah... it is a multi-generational effort.
And that is something that goes against this society's desire for fast results.

Just imagine replacing all traffic signs to accommodate km, instead of miles... and then all the cars... all the rulers that kids have used.
Also, it's easier to say "inches" and "feet" and "miles", over "centimeters" and "meters" and "kilometers".

[Clueless Morgan]

Also, the only deficiency I see in using meters is that there's not an adequate "in-between" measurement length between centimeters and meters.  

Sure there is... and we had to learn it in school.

km - kilometer = 1000m
hm - hectometer = 100m
dam - decameter = 10m
m - Meter = 1m
dm - decimeter = 0.1 m
cm - centimeter = 0.01m
mm - millimeter = 0.001m

What I mean is a standard measurement that's longer than a decameter (which in Imperial is a little less than 4 inches) but shorter than a meter. Because meters are set up on a base-10 system, it's really strange and inconvenient to divide a meter by 3, so the closest measurement that would work would, I guess, be a quarter meter, 25cm, or about 9.8 inches.

Having a measurement of a foot (12") is incredibly handy in my profession, and there's also something to be said for having a measurement system with a base-12 system (like how the clock is divided into 12s) - it's a very convenient number for dividing by whole numbers and getting whole numbers.

Why is that relevant?

Already stated: because of my job.

I fully grant this is as much a personal preference thing as it is a convenience thing.

Also, having a base-12 measurement system also means that people who work in fields that utilize measurements get really really really good at their 3, 4, 6 and 12 multiplication tables, so there's something to be said for that system making some segments of the population slight more math-literate