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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!newsfeed.xs3.de!ereborbbs.duckdns.org!eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: john larkin Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: Datasheet-flation? Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 07:29:26 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 35 Message-ID: References: <1r3hwoc.n2yk211k1an2yN%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> <1r3ix4d.1yypjir8hoviuN%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> <1r3jhb1.ks7h3uj4pk00N%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> <1r3kq3f.13cn5n51xsaszuN%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> <1r3mdr5.1gi0f2v19nz8a6N%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:29:30 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="993d857f34c510b3256d1da9dc5d2b8f"; logging-data="3690105"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/wXVLLD1Mdhbacp4Ty8fmq" User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 Cancel-Lock: sha1:sQZtkC3W2iqeQ7U1SQRlMiS1WCg= Bytes: 2710 On Tue, 26 Nov 2024 07:51:04 +0000, liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) wrote: >Cursitor Doom wrote: > >> On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:21:56 +0000, Liz Tuddenham wrote: >> >> > Cursitor Doom wrote: >> > >> >> On Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:22:22 +0000, Liz Tuddenham wrote: >> >> >> >> > Cursitor Doom wrote: >> >> > >> >> > [...] >> >> >> the English and American "billion" was harmonised many years ago at >> >> >> one thousand million so there's no confusion. >> >> > >> >> > Can you give a reference for that? I haven't found one. >> >> >> >> Try this: >> >> https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/why-are-uk-and- >> >> american-billions-different >> > >> > It just repeats the myth but doesn't give a reference. >> >> It's not a myth. UK and US billions have been harmonized at 1,000,000,000 >> for as long as I can remember now. As I recall, it was just done simply >> via adoption rather than any Act of Parliament or Statutory Instrument. >> IIRC, I think the pressure to do so came from the finance industry. > >Do you have a reference that isn't just heresay? You can go to BBC.com and search for stories with "billions". They obviously mean 1e9.