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Re: Using standardized SI prefixes



On Mon, Jun 11, 2007 at 10:15:25PM +0200, Josselin Mouette wrote:
> Le lundi 11 juin 2007 à 15:25 -0400, Joey Hess a écrit :
> > > You seem to fancy the K-is-1024--k-is-1000 convention

> > No, I hate that convention. K and k should only ever refer to 1024.

> /me waits for the day measuring jugs are graduated in powers of two,
> just to please a group of hackers who don't like SI units.

Shall I bring you a half gallon of milk to Scotland, then?

"Pff, base 10, the metric system is so archaic"

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