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   Carlos E.R. to rbowman   
   Re: gas me up, DUC[KT] tape   
   07 Jan 26 02:45:11   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-05 20:51, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 15:53:36 -0000 (UTC), John Levine wrote:   
   >   
   >> In the US, gallons what you get when you buy gas.  I set my home   
   >> thermostat in C but we all know why the US isn't metric:   
   >   
   > https://www.nist.gov/pml/us-surveyfoot   
      
   Will that survive Trump?   
      
   >   
   > While I agree the determination of the endpoints was a little bizarre I do   
   > prefer Fahrenheit. Setting a thermostat to 21.11 doesn't make sense. I   
   > assume C thermostats don't show fractional degrees.   
      
   Half degrees.   
   Displaying 0.1 degree is becoming normal, though.   
      
   Fahrenheits make no sense at all to me.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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