G.D.P. is not a
G.D.P. is not a measure of how much value is produced for consumers. Everybody should recognize that G.D.P. is not a welfare metric. Erik Brynjolfsson
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G.D.P. is not a measure of how much value is produced for consumers. Everybody should recognize that G.D.P. is not a welfare metric. Erik Brynjolfsson
Vanity metrics are the numbers you want to publish on TechCrunch to make your competitors feel bad. Eric Ries
The most lasting and universal consequence of the French revolution is the metric system Eric Hobsbawm
Canadians can easily ‘pass for American’ as long as we don’t accidentally use metric measurements or apologize when hit by a car. Douglas Coupland
We know the parental support, community support, makes a difference. It’s not just the metrics of testing and putting pressure on the schools and on the teachers. Donna Shalala
We tell our portfolio companies that it’s really important to be metrics-driven and to track their conversions. It goes back to building that scalable sales model. Devon McDonald
Europeans hate the way Americans talk. They think we’re loud and uncouth and they don’t like our jokes, except for Michael Moore. Plus, they resent the fact that they’ve had to learn our language because if they didn’t we wouldn’t buy their stupid metric widgets or visit their overpriced ruins. Denis Boyles
The weightlifting competition I saw was the women’s 63 kg class. I’m not sure whether this means the actual women weighed 63 kg or the weights they lifted weighed 63 kg. Or possibly the temperature in the weightlifting hall was 63 kg. There’s no way to know for sure without finding out what a kg … Read more
Nobody in the United States knows what either a meter or a kilogram is. The whole reason why we fought the Cold War was so we wouldn’t have to learn the metric system. Dave Barry
Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet. Dave Barry