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Comment Board Trivia by Nea2002-06-22 00:04:05
  52, but depends on what you count by StSz2002-06-22 00:32:37
    0, 1 and 2 by f_x2002-06-22 00:41:22
      Dang, I forgot my question. by f_x2002-06-22 00:43:55
        Mine timed out, we'll take yours by StSz2002-06-22 02:28:05
          Built in color correction by ideur2002-06-22 03:36:02
            TIME OUT by ideur2002-06-22 04:52:38
              1 second of arc along the equator by pas512002-06-22 05:03:56
                WAG time... by wheresthefish2002-06-22 05:25:30
                  !! Timed out !! by StSz 2002-06-22 06:33:41
However:
The current definition of standard atmosphere (atm) is 101 325.0 Pa exactly. It is still occasionally used in defining a reference environment - eg for specifying gas density - but it is not a pressure unit and should not be used to express pressure values.

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New Question:

Prolog:
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Many years ago, the EU developed a very sophisticated standard for digital
broadcasting. It was tested in some countries, and the only thing Europe had to
do was to even out the very small incompatibilites.

They asked U.S. companies if they wanted to jump on the train, to avoid the usual
Europe/US incompabilities and to save money, they first got positive responses, but after
a short period of time they were told that XXXX prohibited further collaboration with
the EU on the digital TV sector.

To avoid struggle, and another incompability on the tech market, the EU, consisting
of older and thus wiser states, threw their system (and the millions of Euros
it's development took) away, and waited for the U.S. to release the standard we all know now.

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My Question:
What or Who was this "XXXX", and why did it/they/whatever prohibited collaboration with the EU?
[ Reply ]
                    Incomplete answer buddo. by wheresthefish2002-06-22 06:55:02
                      .. by StSz2002-06-22 12:41:57
                        Then call it a WAG :) by wheresthefish2002-06-22 12:57:12

 

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