so.

an(-other) unfortunate scale typo made by a layperson.

milli- ..... micro- ..... they both start with "m", so it's OK, right?

more butchery by the illiterate.

I thought we were done with this clumsy nonsense when Michel retired.

alas, I thought the same when Patty retired, too.

in some ways, this reminds me of the Continental échelle longue "Billion Dollars" (10^12) vs. Colonial échelle courte (10^9) "Billion Dollars"

the difference historically stems from Latin not being taught to the same extent in America as in Europe: in America, the need for a simple word for "1000 Million" led to the misappropriation of the word "Billion".

England held out for a long time, but its use of the European 10^12 long scale was eventually overwhelmed in 1975 by the sheer weight of scientific and business literature that (sloppily?) used the American short-scale interpretation.

and nobody better get me started on KB vs KiB.

kibi mebi gibi ... does outright criminal things to my blood pressure.

because I've come to realize it was that standardization horseshit by those IEC bastards in 1998, yes that dastardly evil goddam stunt they pulled ...

base ten my ass.

I've been grumpy ever since.

GLAL,

R.