Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!nntp.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Snidely Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english Subject: Re: GNU Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:33:02 -0700 Organization: Dis One Lines: 46 Message-ID: References: <10pe83m$3rg2l$1@dont-email.me> <1rsaf5i.1nrmqo3vtna18N%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <1rsaj4d.rtb8ajbdoy69N%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <10pkqka$22prd$1@dont-email.me> <10ppr5m$3m2br$1@dont-email.me> <10pr6gg$2t5v$1@dont-email.me> <10pv2af$1eb4h$2@dont-email.me> <87zf3wx1jt.fsf@parhasard.net> <10pvhqb$1j2vg$1@dont-email.me> <1rsjtwr.9h8wo7a6jjujN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10q2o7j$nr7l$1@news1.tnib.de> <1rsostx.1fumdje1pdrftiN%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <1rsoqz0.19zzbh71ebfb7bN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <18a11176d0ed8bfb$1717$2710841$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <10q9dle$u3sq$1@dont-email.me> <18a11e5c3372a392$492$2653793$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <10qatq5$1arse$6@dont-email.me> Reply-To: snidely.too@gmail.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:33:06 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="fac57f431cba87ada284d0956f577d24"; logging-data="2114339"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18RIMenpDq8Mui3jLLf6J44rJrPgXACJt4=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:6rua/WPYK/I2rYii5A//H5KGerQ= X-Newsreader: MesNews/1.08.06.00-gb X-ICQ: 543516788 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:84524 alt.usage.english:1141478 Remember when Carlos E.R. bragged outrageously? That was Sunday: > On 2026-03-29 12:10, Nuno Silva wrote: [...] >> So, what kind of agreement or standard mandates that all spoon-like >> kitchen utensils adhere to the same volumes? Because in my experience it >> tends to be a harder set of units to use because you can't know for sure >> how precise the measurement is going to be, unless you get some separate >> kit for measuring, or calibrated spoons. >> >> ... but I also tried to check wikipedia and I am now laughing: >> >> «The unit of measurement varies by region: a United States liquid >> tablespoon is approximately 14.8 mL, exactly ½ US fluid ounce; >> about 0.52 imperial fluid ounce. Historically a British tablespoon >> was approximately 14.2 mL, exactly ½ imperial fluid ounce; about >> 0.48 US fluid ounce, but latterly a standard British tablespoon is >> the same size as an international metric tablespoon.[2] >> >> An international metric tablespoon is exactly 15 mL, about 0.53 >> imperial fluid ounce or 0.51 US fluid ounce.[3] An Australian metric >> tablespoon is 20 mL, about 0.7 imperial fluid ounce or 0.68 US fluid >> ounce.» >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablespoon > > No idea that there were metric spoons, LOL. My recipes use grams everywhere. > > I can not measure a volume of water, and next a volume of flour or rice. The > vase is wet. Order of operations is something that distinguishes a master from an apprentice. But even I would know to reverse the operations. Prep bowls are an extra cleanup step, but valuable, and I think you'll find that Jacques Pepin makes (or made) extensive use of them, and probably not just for the cameras. /dps -- We’ve learned way more than we wanted to know about the early history of American professional basketball, like that you could have once watched a game between teams named the Indianapolis Kautskys and the Akron Firestone Non-Skids. -- fivethirtyeight.com