Robert Rivera
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Have you ever considered that possibly THEY might be right?Basically, ETC does things WRONG. DMX addresses do not, and will never, go above 512. It is mathematically impossible. ETC is still stuck in an old way of thinking that the only thing anyone has are dimmers, and that the dimmer number and dmx address will be the same thing. They use what is sometimes referred to as "absolute" address, meaning that what they call address 513, is actually, 1, but in the second universe, 1,025 is actually 1, but in the 3rd universe, and so on.
I don't know why they still do it that way because it's quite dumb. To Me is says that ETC thinks its customers are too stupid to understand how things work, and they would rather display it in a way that looks simpler, even though mathematically incorrect. Just like the how government assumes truck drivers are too stupid to understand fractions, so DOT tire tread is required to be at least 2/32" and 4/32".
It's not just ETC, Strand does it too.
Then what is the right way? Cause it makes perfect sense to me.Basically, ETC does things WRONG. DMX addresses do not, and will never, go above 512. It is mathematically impossible. ETC is still stuck in an old way of thinking that the only thing anyone has are dimmers, and that the dimmer number and dmx address will be the same thing. They use what is sometimes referred to as "absolute" address, meaning that what they call address 513, is actually, 1, but in the second universe, 1,025 is actually 1, but in the 3rd universe, and so on.
I don't know why they still do it that way because it's quite dumb. To Me is says that ETC thinks its customers are too stupid to understand how things work, and they would rather display it in a way that looks simpler, even though mathematically incorrect. Just like the how government assumes truck drivers are too stupid to understand fractions, so DOT tire tread is required to be at least 2/32" and 4/32".
It's not just ETC, Strand does it too.
Tires are a whole other kind of stupid. 235/75/R15, means a 235 mm tread width, a side wall height that is 75% of the tread width, Radial, 15" wheel diameter. Any truck tire over about 30" actually just uses inches, like 33"x10.5" R15". There is really nothing "wrong" with an odd combination of units, but it may not be the best or most useful choice.Have you ever considered that possibly THEY might be right?
While we're chatting, did you notice that, even in this age of metrication, the world standard for tire rim diameter is still specified in Imperial inches?