tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post1310169448621685592..comments2023-10-11T04:10:44.177-07:00Comments on MakeHellaOfficial: The PetitionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-51756978524368959702015-11-18T14:37:23.151-08:002015-11-18T14:37:23.151-08:00u need a symbol not H or h how about hlu need a symbol not H or h how about hlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501834547105000174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-78819960757073189562011-03-21T09:51:13.050-07:002011-03-21T09:51:13.050-07:00We have been saying Hella in Seattle for hella. An...We have been saying Hella in Seattle for hella. And I am binging it to Portland.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674154261620739301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-60470935310261952662010-05-26T08:57:33.161-07:002010-05-26T08:57:33.161-07:00Michael, they already have a shorter way to say &q...Michael, they already have a shorter way to say "ten raised to the power of". Its called e-notation. 1.23x10^27 can be written as 1.23e27, and can also be said "1 point 2 three e 27".Vinay Kapadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392072635603658205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-1421800034500683282010-05-08T08:29:18.320-07:002010-05-08T08:29:18.320-07:00Students need to be studying Greek and Latin, and ...Students need to be studying Greek and Latin, and forget the Marx Brothers movies.<br />>>><br /><br />I dunno. Seems to me that the Marx Brothers haven't been dead nearly as long as Latin and Greek.....(c)2014 Richard L. Kent, Esq. (MichiganSilverback at gmail dot com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16113272821958559898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-85738267919114859472010-05-07T14:42:57.207-07:002010-05-07T14:42:57.207-07:00Alternatives:
Buncha- 10^33, bunchi 10^-33
Gobza-...Alternatives:<br /><br />Buncha- 10^33, bunchi 10^-33<br />Gobza- 10^36, gobzi 10^-36<br />Bucketza- 10^39, butketzi- 10^-39<br />Fnorda- 10^42, fnordi- 10^42<br />Fedrlbudgeta- 10^45, myretirmntsavingsi- 10^-45<br /><br />Etc....(c)2014 Richard L. Kent, Esq. (MichiganSilverback at gmail dot com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16113272821958559898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-11313779707037344462010-04-24T12:05:40.213-07:002010-04-24T12:05:40.213-07:00Interesting idea and comments - the SI prefixes (c...Interesting idea and comments - the SI prefixes (current and proposed)save us from having to say things like '1.23 multiplied by ten raised to the power of 27 grams'. How about using the word 'up' until we can agree on new prefixes? e.g 1.23up27g. <br />Waldir would like to start from scretch - how about getting rid of the illogical base 10 and switch to something that converts to binary easily (e.g. base 16). OK, only joking...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12842210749598859339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-26830306451360897422010-03-07T20:37:20.070-08:002010-03-07T20:37:20.070-08:00The system does not need to be designed from scrat...The system does not need to be designed from scratch. Students need to be studying Greek and Latin, and forget the Marx Brothers movies.<br /><br />However, I like the idea about making the biggest number alpha and the littlest omega.<br /><br />I don't think there will be any problem for some time. It will take some time for the X, W, and V words to penetrate the scientific vocabulary. <br /><br />How is it that a Physics student is making a proposal like this? Even if this is a graduate student, it would seem the person is woefully underqualified to make the proposal.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080532749764022522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-6073470858958687492010-03-07T06:18:21.601-08:002010-03-07T06:18:21.601-08:00@scrabblehack great comment, but that would be bet...@scrabblehack great comment, but that would be better if we actually started from z=10^3, y=10^6, etc.<br /><br />Having k, m, etc in the middle breaks the scheme and makes any effort to standardize future prefixes in a reverse alphabetical order rather pointless (which is a pity, since it'd be awesome. I love the way it would end in alpha, very close to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleph_number" rel="nofollow">aleph</a>, and clearly a reference to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_and_Omega" rel="nofollow">alpha-omega</a> thing :)<br /><br />On the other hand, now that you mention standardization, I see another problem with this proposal, because h is already taken for hecto-, and using a capital H could be confusing because of the current zepta/zecto (Z/z) and yotta/yocto (Y/y) duality. Not to mention it would undermine attempts to standardize the capitalization of prefixes for multiples.<br /><br />All in all, I pretty much think the whole system needs to be redesigned from scratch, with a clear alphabetical order, capital letters for multiples and the equivalent lowercase letters for their fraction counterparts, and only multiples of 3 as exponents. And then we'll need a system for when we run out of letters... And some of these ideas have already been put forth by others, see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#Proposed_changes" rel="nofollow">http://enwp.org/SI_prefix#Proposed_changes</a>.Waldirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729094481458417480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-20977571591647159912010-03-06T21:14:14.750-08:002010-03-06T21:14:14.750-08:00This is a bad idea.
The following sites suggest...This is a bad idea. <br /><br />The following sites suggest X for +27 and -27.<br /><br />http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xenna-<br />http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/xenno-<br /><br />Which would leave:<br />W for +30, w for -30<br />V for +33, v for -33<br />U for +36, and either u- or t- for -36.<br />T- is already claimed for Tera-, and many people write um for micrometer although the Greek mu is meant. <br />S for +39, s for -39<br />R for +42, r for -42<br />Q for +45, q for -45<br />P should probably be skipped, what with Peta- and pico- already claiming P and p.<br />Possibly capital Pi and lower case pi could be used. <br />O for +48, o for -48.<br />n- has been claimed for -9 in nano-. <br />Possibly the Greek nu could be used. <br />However it could be skipped also. <br />M should be skipped. Mega- and milli-. <br /><br />L for +54 (51) and l for -54 (51). The l may cause confusion with the number 1. Possibly the Greek lambda could be used. <br />But then maybe O and o should be dropped too. <br /><br />K should be skipped. The Greek kappa looks too much like k, and k- for kilo- is already claimed. <br /><br />J for the next in the series, with j its inverse.<br />I for the next in the series, with i its inverse. <br /><br />Maybe H for Hella- could be 10^60 or thereabouts. An e-word could be 10^-60, since h- is claimed for hecto-, and E- is claimed for Exa-. The greek eta can be symbolized by an H. <br /><br />Next in the series should be an F-word (femto takes f-) and then a g-word should be the inverse (Giga- takes G-). <br /><br />Maybe Dm should be decameter (rather than dam) and then dm is decimeter. <br /><br />C should probably be skipped what with c- being centi-. <br /><br />That leaves B- next in the series, with b- its inverse. <br /><br />Finally A- is last, with the Greek alpha its inverse. (a- is taken with atto-).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12080532749764022522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-54605220749889639162010-03-05T15:43:00.600-08:002010-03-05T15:43:00.600-08:00Helluva good job, Austin Sendek. The ultimate Bus...Helluva good job, Austin Sendek. The ultimate Bushism with 27 zeros...I love it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292301311592356921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-70964258351094580322010-03-04T21:16:13.668-08:002010-03-04T21:16:13.668-08:00Just updated my computer prefix web page (http://m...Just updated my <a href="http://mov.dx.cx/main/computer-prefixes.html" rel="nofollow">computer prefix web page</a> (http://mov.dx.cx/main/computer-prefixes.html) to include hella- for 10^27, next to the 'UseNet approved' 1993 Morgan Burke extention of 'harpi-' to the SI approved prefix list.<br /><br />Now my question is, like some others have asked here as well: are you going to petition 'hello-', 'helto-' or 'helpto-' for the 10^-27 prefix at the same time?<br /><br />I kinda like 'helto-' :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894195250611127544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-36890497044927374802010-03-03T13:50:59.358-08:002010-03-03T13:50:59.358-08:00"hello-" is cute for 10^-27, but phoneti..."hello-" is cute for 10^-27, but phonetically confusing (and not quite in the zepto-/yocto- pattern). <br /><br />I vote for "helpto-".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-29272629325914123122010-02-26T18:57:15.353-08:002010-02-26T18:57:15.353-08:00Is there any way for a non-Facebook user to sign?Is there any way for a non-Facebook user to sign?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-62532514933115135932010-02-22T16:00:39.976-08:002010-02-22T16:00:39.976-08:00You will also need "hello-" for 10^-27.You will also need "hello-" for 10^-27.Michael Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11359346020900614610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-72726001192061505302010-02-22T07:02:30.216-08:002010-02-22T07:02:30.216-08:00Stupid.Stupid.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642690219858940333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-88351207675963201312010-02-16T23:31:58.274-08:002010-02-16T23:31:58.274-08:00Are you on facebook? If you are, you can add your ...Are you on facebook? If you are, you can add your signature to the petition by simply joining our group, titled "The Official Petition to Establish 'Hella-' as the SI Prefix for 10^27".MakeHellaOfficialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357913347955442669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647829499192121892.post-29167789920674715142010-02-15T22:38:56.193-08:002010-02-15T22:38:56.193-08:00I'm hella for it... where do i sign!I'm hella for it... where do i sign!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198726986091728739noreply@blogger.com