Excuse me, I have to add a German-speaking opinion to this epic derailment.
A Meter is a unit of measurement, a Metermaß a tool for measuring a unit of length, just like a Zollstock. A Maß is a unit of beer. Aluminium is a metallic element with a melting point of 933.47 K (660.32 °C), and you can call it Al.
IPAC concedes the alternative version minus an i is “commonly used”, but I don’t give fuck. It’s all Davy’s fault, and he should be written Humphrey for eternity to repent for his sin.
Back on topic, the what three words system will never catch on due to the fact that they have created a closed standard, and charge for large-scale API access. OLC / plus codes and others compete them out by sheer mass. If Gmaps had embraced w3w, it would have catched on like a common cold.
ETA: back on the derailed topic, that is.
I’ll return to passwords in a next post…
