Re: (The Final Word on units)

[Doug Craigen <dcc@cyberspc.mb.ca>]

On Thu, 1 May 1997, Chuck Britton wrote:

> but as a scientist I always want to understand the underlying principle,
> which in this case is known as 'the Conservation of Printer's Ink'!
>
> If the name/unit is spelled out, the lower case is used (this
> saves/conserves ink) But if it is shortened to the initial, it must be
> capitalized (an attempt to keep the amount of ink constant, i.e.
> conservation). This rule probably was promulagated by the printer's ink
> lobby.

Hmmm, you've got me thinking that maybe all those people who SHOUT a lot
over on usenet groups are actually trying to do the internet a service -
i.e. using the lower ASCII value uppercase letters to conserve bits. 

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