One of the dangers of requiring measurable outcomes is that it restricts us to concentrate on what can be measured, not what's important

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/facilitating-change/2014/01/why-measurable-outcomes-arent-always-a-good-thing

#FacilitatingChange #MeasurableOutcomes #learning #objectives #measurement

It was soooo telling, because it seems like Marc Andreessen's general objection with the #metric system of measurements, aside from its being "too foreign" or "too woke" or whatever, are mostly because it's an extra complication he doesn't want in his life. Once you dive into the nitty-gritty of #measurement, grappling with fundamental questions of what's certain vs. what's unknown (and unknowable), then measurement is no longer what people like Marc Andreessen want it to be: a simple way of telling people "you're wrong do it my way".

For them, measurement and #tests are 100% about #authority.

~Alyx (cont'd)

I've never seen that more thoroughly demonstrated than the day when, maybe a year or two ago, specifics hardly matter, when we witnessed Marc Andreessen, the scourge of the #WorldWideWeb and the ruiner of the #browser, a man whose parasitical and intensely *ambitious* career in #technology seems almost more symbolic of the times than Elon Musk, got pissy on Twitter about the metric system, *because* he'd been needled about the strange techie fixation on "metrics".

Andreessen was specifically whingeing that HIS "metrics" were better than the poncy commie woke metric system of #measurement, which is "objectively dumb" and all that. You know how little patience such great intellectuals have with things that are "dumb".

~Alyx (cont'd)

I gotta say...one of the things that's been the greatest source of difference between me and all the #computer and #programming people I've run into earlier in life who got up my nose (it's been good to know there's nicer computer geeks in the world, really it has), people who I once felt I ought to be able to communicate with because they were fellow nerds (on some level or another), has to do with plain and simple #measurement.

#Metrics, they would say. That's one problem right there, the #technology people have to have a different word for their sort of measuring, which implies of course that they're not actually measuring things properly. They're off in the weeds somewhere with their "metrics".

~Alyx (cont'd)

New #MetOffice app, I was wondering whether I was too dumb to find the toggle for km/h wind speeds, but no:
Metric wind speeds have apparently been dropped from app and webpage.

According to
https://metricviews.uk/2025/11/27/met-office-website-drops-metric-wind-speeds/
when Met Office adopted m/s for wind speeds, they saw as a reason:
“that it is a step towards the adoption of a system of units which may become common to all nations”'

I would not mind Beaufort, but could settle for km/h 😅

#Measurement #Schmeasurement

Computing Discharge Using the Entropy-Based Probability Concept [#USGS]
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https://doi.org/10.3133/tm3A26 <-- shared USGS publication
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"... PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: This report describes the steps and the theory to compute the speed and flow of water in streams using the probability concept…”
#water #hydrology #monitoring #measurement #calculation #estimation #discharge # computation #EntropyBasedProbability #probabilityConcept #research #testing #meanchannelvelocity #USGS #streamgaging #channelvelocity #metrology #season #USA #streamflow #timeseries #hydrospatial #spatial
@USGS

detektor #CzechRad - měření radioaktivity v Jáchymově / CzechRad #detector in the field - #radioactivity #measurement in #Jáchymov
https://www.flickr.com/photos/96541566@N06/54929843580/
#Czechia #Joachimsthal #uranium #mining #radiation #citizenscience

Another new #interview with a #linuxaudio #developer has been published! 🤓

This time with the creator of the popular #loudness and #dynamics #measurement #plugin Multimeter, Samuel Gähwiler from Klangfreund.

Among many other things, we discussed accessibility features in plugin development.

https://linuxaudio.dev/linux-audio-developers-spotlight/klangfreund

#musicproduction

U.S. Geological Survey [#USGS] Geomagnetic Variometer Data - Capitalizing On Seismic Infrastructure
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https://doi.org/10.1785/0220250185 <-- shared paper
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#geomagnetic #geomagnetism #USGS #USA #CONUS #seismology #seismograph #measurement #spatialanalysis #spatial #stations #SeismographicNetwork #magneticfield #readings #spatiotemporal #magnetometer #collabration #spaceweather #risk #hazard #colocation #magneticstorm #earthquake #interdisciplinary #research #sampling #multidisciplinary #fielddata #mapping #GIS #cohosted #corrleation #sampling #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood
#USGS

Prime Video integrated into AGF Germany measurement system via Nielsen: AGF Videoforschung and Amazon integrate Prime Video into standardized measurement framework using server-to-server technology starting November 2025. https://ppc.land/prime-video-integrated-into-agf-germany-measurement-system-via-nielsen/ #PrimeVideo #Nielsen #AGF #Videoforschung #Measurement

"Làm sao để đo lường trí thông minh?" - Đây là câu hỏi được 6 nhà nghiên cứu thảo luận sôi nổi trong bối cảnh giải thưởng ARC Prize. Một chủ đề quan trọng về cách chúng ta đánh giá và hiểu trí tuệ, đặc biệt là trong kỷ nguyên AI.
#TríThôngMinh #AI #NghiênCứu #ThảoLuận #ĐoLường #Intelligence #Research #Debate #ARCPrize #Measurement

https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1oniah2/how_to_measure_intelligence_six_researchers/

Have You Ever Wondered What A New Concrete Stilling Well [stream gauge] Looked Like?
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H/T Roy Socolow, USGS
"While doing research on the USGS stream gaging program for a local presentation, [he] found this beautiful image of a classic stilling well from the Kentucky archives. Intakes and valve stems in perfect condition, hand pump and flush tank ready to fill, no kerosene or funky well water smell, and the clock weights on the Stevens recorder have plenty of travel room. Makes them] think of the good old days climbing down well ladders to “muck out” wells. Many of these “tanks” of instrument shelters still exist with either working intakes or as converted bubble gages. Many others have been decommissioned due to safety issues (falling or confined space hazards). Thanks to the men of the #CCC and #WPA..."
#gage #streamflow #instrumentation #hydrology #measurement #history #waterresources #stillingwell #recording #USGS #fedscience #fedservice
@USGS

Why do I get this feeling that AI chatbots are paid by the number of words in their response? 🤔

#AI #LLM #chatbots #question #metrics #measurement

Geoutil.com – Measure distances, areas, and convert geo data in the browser

https://geoutil.com

#HackerNews #Geoutil #Distance #Measurement #Geo #Data #Conversion #Browser #Tool

“Researchers have now used this ambient noise to probe the rising acidity of the ocean. The acoustic technique… could make it easier to measure this key parameter of ocean health across vast distances rather than relying on point measurements.” #Ocean #acidity #Acoustic #measurement #water https://www.science.org/content/article/ambient-noise-can-track-dangerous-ocean-acidification

“Researchers have now used this ambient noise to probe the rising acidity of the ocean. The acoustic technique… could make it easier to measure this key parameter of ocean health across vast distances rather than relying on point measurements.” #Ocean #acidity #Acoustic #measurement #water https://www.science.org/content/article/ambient-noise-can-track-dangerous-ocean-acidification

Marketing measurement confidence stalls despite data growth: Over half of marketers report unchanged confidence in measurement accuracy year-over-year, with 60% facing internal skepticism that puts budgets at risk. https://ppc.land/marketing-measurement-confidence-stalls-despite-data-growth/ #Marketing #DataAnalytics #Measurement #MarketingStrategy #DigitalMarketing

#measurement : the extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity ascertained by measuring

- French: Mesure

- German: die Messung

- Italian: misurazione

- Portuguese: medida

- Spanish: medida

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On 8 October, 2025, KOR Labs, the NetBeacon Institute, URLAbuse & eco's topDNS Initiative hosted a webinar 'topDNS Best Practice Series: How is DNS Abuse actually measured?'. This 10th topDNS session took a deep dive on measuring DNS Abuse, what are the pros and cons of various methods, ch

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