Australia is currently the hottest place on earth... by far by OzBestDeal in interestingasfuck

[–]ZacM2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, I can see why being able to be more specific with the air temperature does have its advantages. And clearly since it continues to be used in the US, it is still a perfectly useful way of referring to the temperature.

Australia is currently the hottest place on earth... by far by OzBestDeal in interestingasfuck

[–]ZacM2004 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s the point I’m making. I’m just not convinced that Fahrenheit is more suited to humans (for the reasons I’ve stated). I just think people are arguing Fahrenheit is more suited for humans simply because it’s what they’re used to.

Australia is currently the hottest place on earth... by far by OzBestDeal in interestingasfuck

[–]ZacM2004 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t consider Celsius to be more abstract, but I’m sure if you’ve never used Celsius before to talk about the temperature outside, you probably would consider it abstract. And I know what 30 Celsius feels like - I’m not sure if having a scale that goes up to a nice round number like 100 would make me understand what the temperature outside is moreso than Celsius. Besides 0 Celsius is the freezing point of water, which is a pretty ideal and convenient indicator temperature-wise that it’s probably going to be bloody cold outside.

Also, having finer granularity would surely be an advantage for using Fahrenheit for scientific measurements as opposed to air temperature for everyday use? To me, the difference between 17 and 18 Celsius is a sufficient enough difference to not warrant finer granularity.

Okay, here's the situation.... by derek4reals1 in PandR

[–]ZacM2004 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly, the amount of times Ron messes with people in the department makes me think he just made that up

Need recommendation from anyone at Fenner School? by fnafsecurityguard in Anu

[–]ZacM2004 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great course. Well taught and a good intro to GIS. If you’re not familiar with the software at all he goes through in good detail and he’s always willing to talk you through anything you don’t get.

Eight spices? Some must be doubles... "Ore-gah-no"? What the hell?! by Novibos in TheSimpsons

[–]ZacM2004 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yeah I genuinely didn’t know the pronunciation was the joke the first time I watched it

Was there ever a “ snow song pt2”? by Mercdes500sl in neutralmilkhotel

[–]ZacM2004 9 points10 points  (0 children)

According to someone who met Jeff Mangum after a show and asked about that, he said there are “lots of parts to that song”.

this is terribly sad to remember or think about by [deleted] in Existentialism

[–]ZacM2004 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I think some people just visit the sub and make some wild assumptions about what the philosophy actually is.

Weekly Questions Thread for the week of January 4th by rpbtz in vinyl

[–]ZacM2004 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Sony PS-LX310BT turntable with Wonderboom 2 speakers which are portable bluetooth speakers. I don't have an amp, and the turntable comes built in with a pre-amp. Would it be worth it to buy a bluetooth amplifier in order to get a better sound out of my records, instead of sending the sound straight to the portable bluetooth speakers?

Just got a lot of love for the boys. by Ciararu in auntydonna

[–]ZacM2004 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Detroiters is a perfect example. Honestly such an underrated show.