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<delurk>
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?
</delurk>
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" <mcaldwell@swipeclock.com> 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 <bitcoin@olivere.de>
> 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
> >>
> >>
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<p dir=3D"ltr"><delurk></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">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?</p>
<p dir=3D"ltr"></delurk></p>
<p dir=3D"ltr">Also, hi. My first post; plan to get involved over the south=
ern hemisphere winter if I can learn enough.</p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Apr 20, 2014 4:32 PM, "Mike Caldwell&quo=
t; <<a href=3D"mailto:mcaldwell@swipeclock.com">mcaldwell@swipeclock.com=
</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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.<br>
<br>
Mike<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone<br>
<br>
> On Apr 20, 2014, at 1:20 PM, "Christophe Biocca" <<a href=
=3D"mailto:christophe.biocca@gmail.com">christophe.biocca@gmail.com</a>>=
wrote:<br>
><br>
> Culturally neutral? "bit" in French phonetically collides wi=
th slang<br>
> for phallus ("bitte", with a silent "e"). Apparent=
ly it means "louse"<br>
> in Turkish as well.<br>
><br>
> Not that this really would be avoidable with any short word (all the<b=
r>
> short possible words are usually taken), but it's not neutral.<br>
><br>
>> On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Oliver Egginger <<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:bitcoin@olivere.de">bitcoin@olivere.de</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Hello,<br>
>><br>
>> just my two 'cents':<br>
>><br>
>> Terms arises by itself. Just as most people speak of coins when th=
ey<br>
>> mean bitcoins. I do not see that bitcoin is currently in common us=
e<br>
>> except for speculation. Therefore no term for smaller units has<br=
>
>> established yet. No problem in my eyes. Time will tell.<br>
>><br>
>> - oliver<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------=
------------<br>
>> Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book<br>
>> "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph d=
atabases and their<br>
>> applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field,<br>
>> this first edition is now available. Download your free book today=
!<br>
>> <a href=3D"http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech" target=3D"_blank">http://p=
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velopment" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/b=
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