Think your example is not quite valid ... People say or write $88M or $45k I.e. use SI prefix as a suffix, else it would be more, not less, clear on what amount is being referred to.
For me, "bits" are easy to say and one million as a factor is simple to understand. M-bits, kilobits, millibits, etc are never going to be used by folk in everyday transactions, IMHO Gavin > On 3/05/2014, at 10:40 am, "Luke Dashjr" <l...@dashjr.org> wrote: > >> On Saturday, May 03, 2014 12:54:37 AM Ben Davenport wrote: >> My only addition is that I think we should all stop trying to attach SI >> prefixes to the currency unit. Name me another world currency that uses SI >> prefixes. No one quotes amounts as 63 k$ or 3 M$. The accepted standard at >> least in the US is <currency-symbol><amount><modifier>, i.e. $63k or $3M. >> That may not be accepted form everywhere, but in any case it's an informal >> format, not a formal one. The important point is there should be one base >> unit that is not modified with SI prefixes. And I think the arguments are >> strong for that unit being = 100 satoshi. > > Huh? Your examples demonstrate the *opposite* of your point. 'k' and 'M' > *are* > the SI prefixes. People *do* use 63k USD, $63k, and $3M. I'll be the first > one > to admit SI is terrible, but I don't understand your argument here. > > Luke > > P.S. Note that SI units haven't actually ever been adopted, except by force > of > law. "Name me ... that uses SI" is a silly thing to say, since virtually all > naturally-or-freely-adopted units of any measure have been based on a number > that factor to twos and threes (not fives, like decimal). > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get > unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. > Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
