@aeharding@vger.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 months agoIf you could regulate something relatively inconsequential, what would it be?message-square437fedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1318arrow-down1message-squareIf you could regulate something relatively inconsequential, what would it be?@aeharding@vger.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 months agomessage-square437fedilinkfile-text
Fitted sheet must have label on bottom right seam Salted butter wrapping text must be red. Unsalted blue.
minus-square@AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish65•2 months agoInternational standard paper sizes (A4 etc.) in the U.S.
minus-square@Churbleyimyam@lemm.eelinkfedilink7•2 months agoI assumed it was global… What do you use in the US?
minus-square@AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish20•2 months agoA pretty-much arbitrary system based on a standard letter size of 8.5 in x 11 in, with multiples and fractions thereof. It lacks the critical √2 aspect ratio, so pages designed for one size have the wrong proportions when scaled up or down.
minus-square@Churbleyimyam@lemm.eelinkfedilink8•2 months agoThat sounds like a massive pain in the backside.
International standard paper sizes (A4 etc.) in the U.S.
Metric units aka SI units aka sanity
I assumed it was global… What do you use in the US?
A pretty-much arbitrary system based on a standard letter size of 8.5 in x 11 in, with multiples and fractions thereof. It lacks the critical √2 aspect ratio, so pages designed for one size have the wrong proportions when scaled up or down.
That sounds like a massive pain in the backside.
No, it promotes Freedom™.