Post B5K6muWid515VQe4mG by Philip@social.simplexity.quest
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 (DIR) Post #B5K5ZzlJkjiU1ake92 by neauoire@merveilles.town
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       It's really nice to know that we can buy parts compatible with a 45 years old furler. This is a new fitting connected to the original socket, I realize that thread sizes have standardized a long time ago, but still, aren't we fortunate to live in such a world that these don't change every 5 years..
       
 (DIR) Post #B5K6muWid515VQe4mG by Philip@social.simplexity.quest
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       @neauoire Now imagine this was software. 😬
       
 (DIR) Post #B5K6mujpqJVaA6mYDo by neauoire@merveilles.town
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       @Philip yeah, I think my computer brain is just NOT USED to this.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5K7ixP25uKbDnjFxo by bd@merveilles.town
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       @neauoire I feel this so much, when standards mean something will actually be there for a long time. I love to be able to use my grandpa's tools to fix things around the house and to go to a hardware shop to get what I need with just a quick measurement. I miss with engineering meant something, meant accountability and planning. A nice reminder that we collectively did this and how much work we have ahead of us.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5KAOSfSxLNnyBKlf6 by edavies@functional.cafe
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       @neauoire OTOH, isn't a Japanese boat in Canada particularly vulnerable to metric/US-customary-unit muddles?
       
 (DIR) Post #B5KAOT5LP85DGRRQzw by neauoire@merveilles.town
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       @edavies yeah, most part shops are still stuck in imperial units, but honestly, it hasn't been a problem, we can find metric parts for everything.