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However you must concede that the perspective of an outsider can be refreshingly eye opening sometimes, even to experts. Especially when it reveals the arcane p
by fouronnes3 1y ago
However you must concede that the perspective of an outsider can be refreshingly eye opening sometimes, even to experts. Especially when it reveals the arcane practices that make a field difficult to learn - for example here the point about the base being too implicit is very valid. The article is perhaps ignorant of a few things, but its criticism shouldn't be dismissed outright IMO. Accepting constructive criticism from someone less experienced at something is a good exercise in humility, and can often help you improve. It's far from a "curse in any field".
- neepi 1y agoThat would assume that the entire world hasn't already tried this a thousand times over. Measurements are standardised communication tools. If you start changing the definitions, things fall out of the sky and on your head.
- baxuz 1y agoThis mindset is why the US is still using barley seeds as a standardized unit of measure.
- yxhuvud 1y agoNo, changing definitions was exactly how we ended up with SI units. That was a very good (and necessary) thing and definitely not the sky falling down.
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- viraptor 1y agoGlad we never changed them and still drink in hogshead, use the original foot reference, and never resolved what base is a megabyte. ;)