Paul, The circle-K was as non-amanda as the Kelvin comment, just couldn't let it go by.
Its one of the symbols (by one of the multiple authorities) that oversee/verify Jewish Kosher food preparation (kosher being "legal, within guidelines", not necessarilly related to food, there are other [many other] things that can be regulated. Other authorities use different symbols). Of course I now have to meantion a "D" within a square (which unless I'm mistaken is an aproval symbol for electrical devices by a specific testing company. On Thu, Sep 23, 2004 at 04:51:34PM +0200, Paul Bijnens wrote: > Brian Cuttler wrote: > > > As long as you are willing to use two letter symbols why not > > Kb - 1024 bits > > KB - 1024 bytes > > There is an international standard about this, and it is pretty > precise about the case sensitivity too: > > "kilo" needs to be a lower "k" in the official standard. > However, Ki (binary kilo = 1024) is with upper case. > > see: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/prefixes.html > > (and numerous other sites -- the real official standard is not > online: I can't verify there.) > > But amanda is case insensitive for [kmg] and mulplies by 1024 too. > > > > ...Unless of course the K is within a circle. Then it means something > > else entirely. > > K within a circle??? I already know C, R within a circle, but > not heard of K with a circle. Ready to learn more :-) > > > -- > Paul Bijnens, Xplanation Tel +32 16 397.511 > Technologielaan 21 bus 2, B-3001 Leuven, BELGIUM Fax +32 16 397.512 > http://www.xplanation.com/ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *********************************************************************** > * I think I've got the hang of it now: exit, ^D, ^C, ^\, ^Z, ^Q, F6, * > * quit, ZZ, :q, :q!, M-Z, ^X^C, logoff, logout, close, bye, /bye, * > * stop, end, F3, ~., ^]c, +++ ATH, disconnect, halt, abort, hangup, * > * PF4, F20, ^X^X, :D::D, KJOB, F14-f-e, F8-e, kill -1 $$, shutdown, * > * kill -9 1, Alt-F4, Ctrl-Alt-Del, AltGr-NumLock, Stop-A, ... * > * ... "Are you sure?" ... YES ... Phew ... I'm out * > *********************************************************************** > > --- Brian R Cuttler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Systems Support (v) 518 486-1697 Wadsworth Center (f) 518 473-6384 NYS Department of Health Help Desk 518 473-0773
