From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.191] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-1.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1WbudG-00087H-KW for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 16:30:18 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.214.172 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.214.172; envelope-from=ctpacia@gmail.com; helo=mail-ob0-f172.google.com; Received: from mail-ob0-f172.google.com ([209.85.214.172]) by sog-mx-1.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1WbudF-0001Q8-UW for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 16:30:18 +0000 Received: by mail-ob0-f172.google.com with SMTP id wo20so3474526obc.17 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 09:30:12 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.60.176.9 with SMTP id ce9mr1207416oec.55.1398011412307; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 09:30:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.60.232.136 with HTTP; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 09:30:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.60.232.136 with HTTP; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 09:30:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <3A69904F-0A3D-42E9-9DE7-067874E710BB@bitsofproof.com> <5353ECDF.6090903@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 12:30:12 -0400 Message-ID: From: Chris Pacia To: Wladimir Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0118226ca434f204f77be555 X-Spam-Score: -0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (ctpacia[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 1.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature X-Headers-End: 1WbudF-0001Q8-UW Cc: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] "bits": Unit of account X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 16:30:18 -0000 --089e0118226ca434f204f77be555 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 You're correct, my impression of the term is based of what I experience in the US. If it is more widely used in other cultures that should be a consideration. On Apr 20, 2014 12:27 PM, "Wladimir" wrote: > On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 6:19 PM, Chris Pacia wrote: > > The term bit is really only overloaded for those who are techy. 95% of > the > > population never uses the term bit in their daily lives and I doubt most > > could even name one use of the term. > > Plus bit used to be a unit of money way back when, so this is kind of > > reclaiming it. I think it's a great fit. > > That's a very anglocentric way of thinking. > > Here in the Netherlands, a "bit" is something you put in a horses's > mouth. It's also used as imported word (in the information sense). > We've never used the term for money. > > Wladimir > --089e0118226ca434f204f77be555 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

You're correct, my impression of the term is based of wh= at I experience in the US. If it is more widely used in other cultures that= should be a consideration.

On Apr 20, 2014 12:27 PM, "Wladimir" &= lt;laanwj@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 6:19 PM, Chris Pacia <ctpacia@gmail.com> wrote:
> The term bit is really only overloaded for those who are techy. 95% of= the
> population never uses the term bit in their daily lives and I doubt mo= st
> could even name one use of the term.
> Plus bit used to be a unit of money way back when, so this is kind of<= br> > reclaiming it. I think it's a great fit.

That's a very anglocentric way of thinking.

Here in the Netherlands, a "bit" is something you put in a horses= 's
mouth. It's also used as imported word (in the information sense).
We've never used the term for money.

Wladimir
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