From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.193] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-2.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1Wc1uf-0003u5-FV for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:16:45 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.128.169 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.128.169; envelope-from=allport@gmail.com; helo=mail-ve0-f169.google.com; Received: from mail-ve0-f169.google.com ([209.85.128.169]) by sog-mx-3.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) id 1Wc1ub-0008II-R2 for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:16:45 +0000 Received: by mail-ve0-f169.google.com with SMTP id pa12so6986265veb.0 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:16:36 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.116.101 with SMTP id jv5mr8890897vdb.11.1398039396272; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:16:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.145.145 with HTTP; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:16:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.145.145 with HTTP; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 17:16:35 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4098C706-D67F-474E-9C13-E4C8F56B41ED@swipeclock.com> References: <53540715.7050803@xylon.de> <1C408C12-B39B-46E4-B997-153D566158B1@swipeclock.com> <5354154C.1080908@olivere.de> <4098C706-D67F-474E-9C13-E4C8F56B41ED@swipeclock.com> Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:16:35 -0400 Message-ID: From: Justin A To: Mike Caldwell Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec548a9b798d1e404f7826963 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 (allport[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: 1Wc1ub-0008II-R2 Cc: Bitcoin Development 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: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:16:45 -0000 --bcaec548a9b798d1e404f7826963 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 What about "ubit", pronounced "YOU-bit", representing 1e-6 bitcoin? Easy to say, tied in a visual way to the metric micro, leaves the required 2 decimal places for the marginally numerate.. What more could one want? Also, hi. My first post; plan to get involved over the southern hemisphere winter if I can learn enough. On Apr 20, 2014 4:32 PM, "Mike Caldwell" wrote: > By culturally neutral I mean we avoid deliberately invoking a cultural > reference in the name. For example "satoshi" would be a reference to > Japanese culture just for being a common Japanese name regardless of who > Satoshi turns out to be. > > Mike > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 20, 2014, at 1:20 PM, "Christophe Biocca" < > christophe.biocca@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Culturally neutral? "bit" in French phonetically collides with slang > > for phallus ("bitte", with a silent "e"). Apparently it means "louse" > > in Turkish as well. > > > > Not that this really would be avoidable with any short word (all the > > short possible words are usually taken), but it's not neutral. > > > >> On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Oliver Egginger > wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> just my two 'cents': > >> > >> Terms arises by itself. Just as most people speak of coins when they > >> mean bitcoins. I do not see that bitcoin is currently in common use > >> except for speculation. Therefore no term for smaller units has > >> established yet. No problem in my eyes. Time will tell. > >> > >> - oliver > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book > >> "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and > their > >> applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, > >> this first edition is now available. 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What about "ubit", pronounced "YOU-bit",= representing 1e-6 bitcoin? Easy to say, tied in a visual way to the metric= micro, leaves the required 2 decimal places for the marginally numerate.. = What more could one want?

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Also, hi. My first post; plan to get involved over the south= ern hemisphere winter if I can learn enough.

On Apr 20, 2014 4:32 PM, "Mike Caldwell&quo= t; <mcaldwell@swipeclock.com= > wrote:
By culturally neutral I mean we avoid deliberately invoking a cultural refe= rence in the name. =C2=A0For example "satoshi" would be a referen= ce to Japanese culture just for being a common Japanese name regardless of = who Satoshi turns out to be.

Mike

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 20, 2014, at 1:20 PM, "Christophe Biocca" <christophe.biocca@gmail.com>= wrote:
>
> Culturally neutral? "bit" in French phonetically collides wi= th slang
> for phallus ("bitte", with a silent "e"). Apparent= ly it means "louse"
> in Turkish as well.
>
> Not that this really would be avoidable with any short word (all the > short possible words are usually taken), but it's not neutral.
>
>> On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Oliver Egginger <bitcoin@olivere.de> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> just my two 'cents':
>>
>> Terms arises by itself. Just as most people speak of coins when th= ey
>> mean bitcoins. I do not see that bitcoin is currently in common us= e
>> except for speculation. Therefore no term for smaller units has >> established yet. No problem in my eyes. Time will tell.
>>
>> - oliver
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------
>> Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book
>> "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph d= atabases and their
>> applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field,
>> this first edition is now available. Download your free book today= !
>> http://p= .sf.net/sfu/NeoTech
>> _______________________________________________
>> Bitcoin-development mailing list
>> Bitco= in-development@lists.sourceforge.net
>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/b= itcoin-development
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------= --------
> Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book
> "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph datab= ases and their
> applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field,
> this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! > http://p.sf.= net/sfu/NeoTech
> _______________________________________________
> Bitcoin-development mailing list
> Bitcoin-d= evelopment@lists.sourceforge.net
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitco= in-development

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