25 Nov
2008
25 Nov
'08
3:03 a.m.
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008, Christian Corti wrote:
> What I want to know is when the US and Canada
will get with the program and
> start using ISO paper sizes like everyone else :-)
A3 paper is on display at my local Officemax. No A4 though.
As soon as they start using screws with metric threads
;-)
I seem to recall something being said about it becoming much easier after
the US auto industry switches over. That appears to have happened, but we
still default to non-metric thread and nuts.
Something I'd like to see is a serious effort to get rid of phillips
screws. The damn things strip out easily, slip out easily, and require
considerable pushing. Hex screws are okay, but when they get tiny, they
too will strip easily. Square-head or torx would be best.
--
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
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