On Sat, 16 Feb 2013 04:20:54 +0100, Jerry Stuckle <jstuckle@attglobal.net> wrote:And who declared these made-up prefixes "official"?Making up prefixes for something which has always been that way is confusing.It's simple. When dealing with computers, it's powers of 2. When dealing with distances, it's powers of 10.Not confusing at all.
/snip/Actually, when dealing with distances, it's not powers of 10, it factors of 12, (inches/foot) 3, (feet.yard) and 5280 (ft/mile).
Leave us not get into furlongs, leave us not! --doug