27 May - 2 June 2019 | 326 comments (326 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

What is the percentage in India? Modi has already created a controversy by using Devenagari numerals on the currency.

by gk (gk (gk quattro due due sette @gmail.com)) on Thu May 30th, 2019 at 07:19:12 AM EST
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Who cares about Arabic numerals? The real enemy is the metric system!

Tucker Carlson is trying to claim that the metric system is a conspiracy theory - Independent

Tucker Carlson has claimed that America is facing a huge and pressing threat and it is... yes, you guessed it, the metric system.
Speaking on Tucker Carlson tonight, the right-wing presenter said:

"Almost every nation on Earth has fallen to tyranny: the metric system.
From Beijing to Buenos Aires, from Lusaka to London, the people of the world have been forced to measure their environment in millimetres and kilograms.
The United States is the only major country that is resisted, but we have no reason to be ashamed for using feet and pounds."

by Bernard (bernard) on Fri Jun 7th, 2019 at 06:48:23 PM EST
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Re: Living On the Planet (none / 0)

Wait until he finds out about geometrized units.

by asdf on Sat Jun 8th, 2019 at 04:09:09 AM EST
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Given that he hasn't the brain wattage to handle lower elementary school math, I'm not expecting that any time soon.

by rifek on Tue Jul 2nd, 2019 at 05:16:51 AM EST
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Over 40% of newly elected Indian lawmakers facing charges
"The loophole that allows them to take office is that they have not been convicted -- in part because the Indian legal system has a huge backlog of an estimated 30 million cases and trials often last decades."

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* Carol Moseley Braun, 1993-1999, Rise and Fall

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