| ▲ | perching_aix a day ago | |||||||||||||||||||
As a European if somebody tells me the diagonal size of a display in cm or meter, I'm simply not able to "grasp" it. I need to whip out the calculator and divide by 2.54, turning it into inches. It's just how monitors are measured in my head at this point. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | nfriedly a day ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||
Using the diagonal to measure the size of a display is also a bit weird because it doesn't compare well across aspect ratios. A 34 inch 21:9 ultrawide is actually smaller (in terms of area) than a 32 inch 16:9 display. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | lxgr a day ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||
When the Euro was introduced, I've heard people say things like "older generations will never adapt to the new currency, they'll always refer to the old denominations in their head" – which turned out to be completely untrue. Adapting to new units is very possible, but it needs a concerted effort. Absent a good inherent reason or anybody capable of artificially creating one, it won't happen on its own. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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