{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"adiwan (adiwan)'s status on Friday, 01-Mar-24 09:29:16 UTC","author_name":"adiwan (adiwan)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/adiwan","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/5482596","html":"Buying a proper dial caliper was an excellent decision. I was gifted a digital one but it turned out to be a hassle as the batteries drained way too quickly. Having an analogue dial isn't in any way better or worse in practice. I have to look at two places for number before the comma and after but it's an acceptable trade-off for not having to rely on stupid batteries. I also use another without a dial (cheap 15\u20ac) but it's hard to guesstimate the digits after the comma."}