* Paul Johnson (baloo@ursine.ca) [030604 04:49]: > On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 09:53:15PM +1200, Richard Hector wrote: > > The trouble is it isn't standard. SI is a standard; the binary stuff has > > broken it. But it hasn't even broken it consistently; when talking about > > storage we use powers of 2, but when talking about bandwidth we don't. So > > how long will it take me to transfer this file? Beats me. > > You sure about that? If bandwidth isn't base 2, then I *really* suck > at math and still come up with the right answer to "how long will it take?" > > > And "It's a bad plan to change now" usually also means "It will be worse > > to change later". Just look at the way all you Americans [ducks away from > > Paul] have resisted ditching your obsolete feet, miles, pounds etc. [ducks > > away from every other American]. > > What's with the "All you?" First off, I'm Oregonian, not American. wingnut:~% dict oregonian From WordNet (r) 1.7 [wn]: Oregonian n : a resident of Oregon [syn: {Oregonian}] wingnut:~% dict Oregon From WordNet (r) 1.7 [wn]: Oregon n : a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn: {Oregon}, {Beaver State}, {OR}] wingnut:~% dict American From WordNet (r) 1.7 [wn]: American adj 1: of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American dream" [syn: {American}] 2: of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere"; "American flora and fauna" [syn: {American}] n 1: a native or inhabitant of the United States [syn: {American}] 2: the English language as used in the United States [syn: {American English}, {American language}, {American}] 3: a native or inhabitant of America [syn: {American}] I think it follows that Oregonian ⊂ American. I think it is doubly-apparent since the "All you Americans" comment struck such a nerve that you _do_ realize that you _are_ in fact American. Also, your incessant California-bashing just makes you sound snotty. > Second, given that I've been planning for far longer than America's > currently messed up national situation to emigrate... This doesn't make you "not American", either. (1)Shit, (2)get off the pot, or (3)quit complaining that you don't like the restroom. - O . . . \.___./ big, big smiley here. Please don't take this message the wrong way, Paul. good times, Vineet -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- http://www.digitalconsumer.org/
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