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Comment Re:so... (Score 1) 338

That's because the Pommies almost got their butts handed to them on a silver platter at the Battle of Gate Pa. That's when the Pommies found out that the Pa is a little more resilient than they first thought. Not only that, I think the Pommies were scared by the fact they ate an entire race of people called the Morioris. I hear pasty white guys taste like chicken.

Comment Re:Its been done for years already (Score 1) 711

As to being complicated: If that is your argument, then all the English speaking countries should switch to metric according to your logic.

All countries should move to metric anyway because as much as people hate it it's far more accurate than the width of two acorns (inches).

People have been using "Kilo" for a thousand for millenniums longer than we've been using "Kilo" in a Base2 sense. That only started in the digital age and the digital age is really the upstart.

People think 1000 when they think of Kilo so they're not going to think Kilo as 1024 which is wrong in the real world. 1 Kilometer is not 1024 meters it's 1000. Sure nerds may like to think they're right but history is far greater than their ego and will win out every time.

Comment Re:OSX does this too... (Score 0, Troll) 711

I'm sorry but you are so wrong. Macs are for PRODUCTIVE people. That's why photographers, videographers, scientists, developers, and just people who like to sit at their computer and do some work use Macs. We have UNIX level security whereas Windows has Tomy Tippee security. Actually that's not fair, Tomy Tippee computers have more security. We have a nice, well laid out interface that is uncluttered and above all functional which Windows tries to copy but keeps failing to do well. We can do more things right from opening up our computer from a blank install than Windows can dream about. We can even connect to Microsoft's Exchange Server platform without buying any extra software and yet Windows can't. It's true that Windows can play solitaire right from the word go without having to install anything but then once again it just proves that Macs are for PRODUCTIVE people. Windows is just for lazy leeches of society. Want proof? What does big business run their gear on? What do politicians generally run? What do lawyers and accountants generally run? How much benefit to society are they. NONE.

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