Newly released autopsies show extreme temperatures in state prisons may have contributed to multiple recent deaths behind bars. But the state says heat hasn’t killed any prisoners in more than a decade. A lawsuit challenging Texas prison heat protocols will be heard in federal court on Tuesday.
    • ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Only in intelligent measuring systems.

      But of course we’re talking about America here, so intelligence is out of the question.

      • jmiller@lemm.ee
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        4 months ago

        Metric measuring systems are superior in almost every use case, with the exception, I think, of how temperature feels to us. As arbitrary as Fahrenheit seems, it does seem like a more natural scale to talk about the weather or body temp. The smaller units are nice for these purposes too. 0 being very cold and 100 being very hot feels less arbitrary than -18 and 38, even if celcius is more logical and easier to use for many other things.

  • BigMacHole@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    This is TRUE! ANYONE whose gone through the Texas Education system knows it’s ILLEGAL to say things are HOT!