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Skriven 2008-12-03 15:10:48 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Dave Drum
Ärende: MICROMETERS  81203
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 -=> Quoting Dave Drum to Glen Jamieson <=-

 DD> For precision purposes I have two different micrometer styles, depth
 DD> gauges, etc. For most of the measuring I do these days that OLD tape
 DD> measure is quite accurate enough.
 GJ> You will notice that on those instruments the need for greater accuracy
 GJ> has forced them to adopt decimalisation, rather than to keep dividing
 GJ> down to 1/512".

 DD> Well, of course. The mike I have are Starrett - inherited from my
 DD> Grandfather who9 obtained them prior to the turn of the 19th Century.
 DD> So they pre-date you by just a little bit.

Just a little bit!  I have Moore and Wright (English) mike and Mitutoyo
vernier calipers.  Only 50 and 40 years old, respectively.
 
 DD> I have found that most engineering is by rule of thumb anyway, beefed
 
 GJ> I was told early in my engineering career that all important
 GJ> engineering design calculations can be done on the back of an envelope.

 DD> I can see that your person who said that was not familiar with
 DD> electronics engineering. Wait, you said "early in my engineering
 DD> career" - which would make
 DD> your instructors contemporaries of George Westinghouse.

How did you guess?  That was about the time when I was studying
Stevenson's link motion and how to set slide valves on steam engines.
(A learned skill which I have never needed in all my career - so far.)

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Beko - Fish, Pumpkin, And Bamboo Shoot Soup
 Categories: Indonesian
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      1    Pumpkin
    1/2    Dried fish
      2    Bamboo shoots
      1    Coconut for making
           Coconut milk
           Spices:
      3    Coriander leaves
     10    Tamarind leaves
      2    Chilies
           Salt
 
  Peel the pumpkin and chop coarsely. Then boil until it is soft. Rinse
  the pumpkin under cold running water and drain, then set aside. Clean
  and prepare the fish by slicing into fillets. Cut the fish fillets
  into small, bite-size pieces. Crush the chilis and the salt, and cut
  the coriander leaves and tamarind leaves into small pieces. Place the
  coconut milk, the pumpkin, and the bamboo shoots into a pot, along
  with the spices and bring to a boil. Add the fish and cook for
  another 10 minutes until the fish is tender, but not overdone.
  
  From: Shannon
 
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