I agree with the general thrust, but can we avoid pseudo-numeric language, like "for every 10% increase in $NEBULOUS_THING_PROGRAMMERS_FIND_ANNOYING, $HARD_COST

I agree with the general thrust, but can we avoid pseudo-numeric language, like "for every 10% increase in $NEBULOUS_THING_PROGRAMMERS_FIND_ANNOYING, $HARD_COST_NUMBER goes up by 100%". Really, we can do better. There was an article about this on HN a while back, but I can't find it right now.