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KPH/MPH are ubiquitous standard abbreviations that exactly zero percent of people encounter for the first time when they drive for the first time. Occasional an
by chefandy 3y ago
KPH/MPH are ubiquitous standard abbreviations that exactly zero percent of people encounter for the first time when they drive for the first time. Occasional and brand new drivers will never not know what those things mean. Kilometers Per Hour is also 600% larger than KPH, and visual clutter while driving at highway speeds is a much bigger problem than when examining DNS records.
> Once you're past that hurdle, it's redundant.
Yeah, then multiply that hurdle times the thousand others someone has to memorize to work in *nix.
> Some people want the tools to teach them everything, but that's just not appropriate or necessary, whether you're talking about a hammer, a firearm, or a computer.
Textual output on a computer is a communication medium-- hammers and firearms are not.