The Linux Milestones That Didn't Make It This Winter

[curaga]

Is that one of these big tubs?

[nanonyme]

Winter's coming. It's Autumn down here and the gauge is sitting at a cool 25 degree's* right now. Mmm, mild. Would be nice to be able to run the laptop like it should be, mobile. Bloody thing keeps shutting down when I get my game on in public.

*celsius, you non-metric Apes

Isn't Kelvin the metric unit?

[gens]

Isn't Kelvin the metric unit?

hes home alone

[bridgman]

Is that one of these big tubs?

Yep, although not that big. It's 6' across, but the wood stove takes some of the space so room for 3-4 people. The water was a mite chilly last night (this was before lighting a fire) :

[bridgman]

Isn't Kelvin the metric unit?

I believe kelvins and degrees Celsius are both SI units, but kelvins are a base unit and degrees Celsius are a derived unit...

.. so they're both metric but kelvins are *more* metric

[duby229]

I believe kelvins and degrees Celsius are both SI units, but kelvins are a base unit and degrees Celsius are a derived unit...

.. so they're both metric but kelvins are *more* metric

I thought the only difference was that 0 degrees kelvin is absolute 0, where 0 degrees celsius is freezing point of water? Otherwise it's exactly the same metric.

[CrystalGamma]

I thought the only difference was that 0 degrees kelvin is absolute 0, where 0 degrees celsius is freezing point of water? Otherwise it's exactly the same metric.

Pretty much. Celsius is 0? at the water melting point and 100? at the boiling point, Kelvin has the same slope but 0K is absolute Zero.

[bridgman]

Agree the only "practical" difference is reference point (absolute zero vs freezing point of water) but in SI-speak kelvins are the base unit and degrees Celsius are derived units:

http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html

Chapter 2 of the "brochure" is the official reference, I guess:

http://www.bipm.org/en/measurement-units/

http://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure/