alt Hacker NewsYep, it's stupid from a units consistency pov. A bit like using calories instead of joules.
But on the other hand we also use hours for measuring time instead of kiloseconds...
Yep, it's stupid from a units consistency pov. A bit like using calories instead of joules.
But on the other hand we also use hours for measuring time instead of kiloseconds...
Yeah, if only we would define seconds to be 13.4% shorter than that are, we could have 100ks days. Also, ksecs would be a really convenient unit for planning one's day: a ~15 minute resolution is just right for just about any type of appointment.
Oh, and 1Ms weeks, consisting of 7 working days and 3 off days sound nice too.
One can dream! :-)