The Winds of Change - Decimal points, begone!

ToshiroOC · Jan 26, 2003, 03:41 PM

This thread is here to announce that I am officially switching away from microns and to nanometers - meaning that there is no ".13" process for the Northwoods - only 130! I am getting tired of typing decimal points when there is a perfectly logical and normal system of whole numbers to use, and because the whole decimal point thing makes everything "seem" smaller (I mean, .09u sounds more impressive than 90nm when you are talking about small sizes, doesn't it), making me suspect that they haven't transitioned to nanometers as a purely PR sort of thing...

Conversion for converts:

Take the number they are giving you:
Example, .13
Multiply by 1000
Get 130, in this case

You just used nanometers instead of microns! Congratulations!

Now, I'm really tired lol, and I'm probably going to think that this was stupid in a few hours, but anyway, I do mean it, and I want to hear y'alls opinion!

ToshiroOC

DriveEuro · Jan 26, 2003, 04:35 PM

Geez. What do you do with your days?

ToshiroOC · Jan 26, 2003, 04:38 PM

Me? I procastinate and amuse myself here inbetween studying session ATM

DriveEuro · Jan 26, 2003, 06:19 PM

You are an odd one.

ToshiroOC · Jan 26, 2003, 06:21 PM

I never noticed

Oh, I'm about to pass you up in terms of post count. So ha! Oddness must be a good thing

DriveEuro · Jan 26, 2003, 06:30 PM

But you also post like 5-10 news items a day. And I actually sleep. My only goal was to surpass Kelslekkeskdksnallavel and Reno....but I wasn't gonna post spam like them...And I made it!

ToshiroOC · Jan 26, 2003, 06:44 PM

Quote:

You are an odd one.

No spam... thats right

(just kidding)

Vampyromaniac · Jan 27, 2003, 03:26 AM

Did you read my post in the pet hates thread, and ripped me off?!

jk

ToshiroOC · Jan 27, 2003, 06:06 AM

What pet hates thread? Link? (There's a thread I missed! This is inexcusable

)

Vampyromaniac · Jan 27, 2003, 06:14 AM

Yeah, you must have blinked or something (since I know you don't sleep

)

Here: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...&threadid=9758

ToshiroOC · Jan 27, 2003, 06:17 AM

:bow: Thank you

Probably I accidentally did that annoying "Close all other tabs" thing in Mozilla and didn't reopen this thread...

Vampyromaniac · Jan 27, 2003, 06:47 AM

Yeah, spread the word man

Btw, how many tons do you weigh?

ToshiroOC · Jan 27, 2003, 06:52 AM

Tons? I'm going to assume you mean nonmetric... which works out to approx. .06 tons or so

DallasStar · Jan 29, 2003, 12:38 AM

damn, its always annoyed me too. good to know i'm not the only strange one

Jan 26, 2003, 03:41 PM	#1
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	The Winds of Change - Decimal points, begone! This thread is here to announce that I am officially switching away from microns and to nanometers - meaning that there is no ".13" process for the Northwoods - only 130! I am getting tired of typing decimal points when there is a perfectly logical and normal system of whole numbers to use, and because the whole decimal point thing makes everything "seem" smaller (I mean, .09u sounds more impressive than 90nm when you are talking about small sizes, doesn't it), making me suspect that they haven't transitioned to nanometers as a purely PR sort of thing... Conversion for converts: Take the number they are giving you: Example, .13 Multiply by 1000 Get 130, in this case You just used nanometers instead of microns! Congratulations! Now, I'm really tired lol, and I'm probably going to think that this was stupid in a few hours, but anyway, I do mean it, and I want to hear y'alls opinion! ToshiroOC __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 26, 2003, 04:35 PM	#2
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Geez. What do you do with your days? __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jan 26, 2003, 04:38 PM	Thread Starter #3
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Me? I procastinate and amuse myself here inbetween studying session ATM __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 26, 2003, 06:19 PM	#4
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	You are an odd one. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jan 26, 2003, 06:21 PM	Thread Starter #5
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	I never noticed Oh, I'm about to pass you up in terms of post count. So ha! Oddness must be a good thing __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 26, 2003, 06:30 PM	#6
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	But you also post like 5-10 news items a day. And I actually sleep. My only goal was to surpass Kelslekkeskdksnallavel and Reno....but I wasn't gonna post spam like them...And I made it! __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jan 27, 2003, 03:26 AM	#8
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	yeah great idea Did you read my post in the pet hates thread, and ripped me off?! jk __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Jan 27, 2003, 06:06 AM	Thread Starter #9
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	What pet hates thread? Link? (There's a thread I missed! This is inexcusable ) __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 27, 2003, 06:14 AM	#10
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Yeah, you must have blinked or something (since I know you don't sleep ) Here: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...&threadid=9758 __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Jan 27, 2003, 06:17 AM	Thread Starter #11
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	:bow: Thank you Probably I accidentally did that annoying "Close all other tabs" thing in Mozilla and didn't reopen this thread... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 27, 2003, 06:47 AM	#12
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Yeah, spread the word man Btw, how many tons do you weigh?

Jan 27, 2003, 06:52 AM	Thread Starter #13
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Tons? I'm going to assume you mean nonmetric... which works out to approx. .06 tons or so __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 29, 2003, 12:38 AM	#14
DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	damn, its always annoyed me too. good to know i'm not the only strange one __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka