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Your linked version also doesn't mess up the units: 3.2°Kelvin is incorrect, it's 3.2 K. Kelvin is never used with the degree prefix. I could understand that i

• dpark 10y ago
  > Your linked version also doesn't mess up the units: 3.2°Kelvin is incorrect, it's 3.2 K. Kelvin is never used with the degree prefix. This is pointless pedantry. Yes, the official unit is just "Kelvin" now. No, it's not impressive to recognize this misuse. This is little better than pointing out that someone wrote "too" instead of "two". Historically, it was also called degrees Kelvin, so it's not as if there's a lack of precedent for this, even if it's no longer the preferred usage. > I could understand that in copying the quote one might have not noticed the superscripts were messed up, except it is evident deliberate alterations were made. Very strange. It's not evident at all. I don't know why you would assume that some random StackExchange answer is the definitive version. Schneier's original version uses °K, per Scheier's blog: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/09/the_doghouse_cr.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/09/the_doghouse_... As does the original answer on StackExchange, actually (look at the revision 4 diff): http://security.stackexchange.com/posts/25392/revisions http://security.stackexchange.com/posts/25392/revisions
  • eps 10y ago
    > No, it's not impressive to recognize this misuse. Actually, it is. It's a geek pedantry, the best kind there is :)