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Okay which one of you are lying (programming.dev)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] owsei 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

kilo is a common prefix meaning *1000

milli is /1000

and you can use them for several units

it's not like we use "irish" to mean *1.27

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Irish Coffee exactly 1.27 coffees?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

When I make an Irish coffee, that's definetly not what makes it Irish. Though by coincidence it does end up 1.27 times the size of a regular one, on account of the additives.

[–] Tanoh 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

No, "irish coffee" is coffee with alcohol in it. At least where I am from.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well, yeah. In Ireland it's just coffee.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Would "irish beer" be beer with a small serving of coffee on top?

[–] owsei 3 points 10 months ago

it may be

but the usability is about being common

if everyone (or almost everyone) used it, it would be useful

tho, I still like metric better because it matches our base

but if ppl around you use irish to mean *1.27, go for it

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Irish always means at least 27% better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Especially for currency conversion.